The board of directors of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has decided to instruct its members, Mohamed Fadl and Dr. Ahmed Abdallah, to prepare a vision for Egypt's preparation for the African Nations Under-23 Championship next November and the proposed organizational structure of the organizing committee.

The Egyptian Federation said in an official statement yesterday that the board decided to postpone the decision on the offer made to the Egyptian national team to perform a friendly match with Brazil in the UAE during next October, until the appointment of the coaching staff. The Council also decided to assign the Vice-President, Dr. Jamal Mohammed Ali, and Acting Executive Director, Walid Al-Attar, to attend the meetings of the Arab Football Federation, scheduled to be held in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on 16 September.