Live: FC Basel vs Egypt Olympic National Team

Egypt Olympic National Team will face FC Basel in Switzerland | Friday 16th March 2012 / 1.30 p.m. (ET NEW YORK TIME) / Rankhof Stadium in Basel

This match will represent a perfect opportunity for the Egyptian Team to prepare the 2012 London Olympics in which this national selection will participate in August. On the other side, FC Basel will seize the opportunity of this match to sharpen its shape for the rest of the season.

The Young Pharaohs� last appearance at the quadrennial showpiece came in 1992 in Barcelona, where they lost against Spain and Qatar, though they defeated Colombia, and failed to progress beyond the group stage.

All Egyptian football activities have been suspended since 1 February, when at least 74 fans were killed and hundreds injured in Port Said Stadium following a match between Ahly and Masry.

The team�s delegation to Switzerland will be led by administrative manager Alaa Abdel-Aziz, the technical staff under the guidance of Hany Ramzy and 19 players.