Right to Dream Egypt and Ministry of Youth & Sports Sign MoU to Establish National Football Talent Programme

The programme will bring together five regional development centres and a nationwide scouting system to identify and develop young football talent, creating opportunities for boys and girls across Egypt.

Right to Dream Egypt and Egypt’s Ministry of Youth and Sports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a national programme for identifying and developing young football talent across the country.

The MoU sets the framework for a nationwide approach to talent identification and development, bringing together Right to Dream’s experience in football and holistic player development with the Ministry’s national reach and infrastructure.

The aim is to create a continuous national pathway that gives children and young players access to football, identifies emerging talent and provides the training and care needed to open up professional opportunities.

Five regional development centres

A central part of the programme is the construction and operation of five regional development centres across Egypt. The centres will be located in Cairo; Gharbia and/or Sharqia, covering the Delta; Alexandria, covering the northern coast; Assiut, serving Upper Egypt; and Ismailia, covering the Canal region.

Each will be developed as an integrated complex, bringing together football pitches, a gym, classrooms and educational facilities, medical facilities, and accommodation.

A nationwide approach to talent identification

Alongside the centres, a national scouting programme will reach young talent in every governorate.

The programme will apply unified standards for assessment, selection and documentation, connecting schools, youth centres, community pitches and local competitions with the regional development centres through a single system.

This approach is designed to create a more connected pathway from local communities to structured development opportunities, helping identify talent and provide young players with the support they need to progress.

Football and education, together

Education will be an integral part of the programme.

Players at the centres will receive accredited schooling, coordinated with the Ministry of Education, allowing them to combine their football development with full-time education.

This reflects the Right to Dream approach to developing each student-athlete as an athlete, a student and a person. By combining specialised football training with education and personal development, the programme aims to prepare young people for opportunities both on and off the pitch.

A partnership built on shared expertise

Under the agreement, Right to Dream will lead the technical, sporting and scouting aspects of the project. This will include talent identification, selection, training, assessment and career management.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports will provide, equip, and operate the facilities, as well as deliver accredited education within the centres. A joint coordination committee will oversee the programme’s implementation.

H.E. Gohar Nabil, Minister of Youth and Sports, said:

“Discovering and nurturing talent can no longer be left to chance or individual effort. In line with the directives of the political leadership, we are building a national system that reaches young players in every governorate and gives them the training, education and care they deserve.

Partnering with Right to Dream brings world-class expertise to that mission, and we look forward to seeing the next generation of Egyptian talent emerge from these centres.”

For Right to Dream, the partnership represents an opportunity to bring its approach to identifying and developing young talent to a wider national scale.

Sir Mohamed Mansour, Chairman of Right to Dream, said:

“Egypt has always produced extraordinary footballers, but too many gifted children never get the chance to be seen. Right to Dream was built on the belief that talent, education and character can transform young lives. Bringing that model home to Egypt, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, is a privilege.

Together we want to make sure that where a child grows up no longer decides how far their talent can take them.”