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Thursday: 26 February 2026
  • 26 February 2026
  • 17:33
Hamza Abdel Karim approaches his first appearance with Barcelona

Khaberni - Reports revealed that Hamza Abdel Karim, the striker of the Spanish reserve team Barcelona Athletic, on loan from Al Ahly of Egypt, is close to making his first appearance with the team.


Recently, Hamza Abdel Karim returned to Egypt waiting to complete some papers and documents to be able to participate with Barcelona Athletic for the first time.


Afterwards, Barcelona club requested the Egyptian Football Association to expedite the return of Hamza Abdel Karim, who was with the Egyptian national team of 2007 birth year.

In this context, the Catalan newspaper "Sport" reported that Hamza Abdel Karim's first appearance with Barça is approaching soon.

Despite speculations that Abdel Karim might participate with Barcelona in March, the date of his first match might be moved up.

It was previously indicated that Hamza might participate with the Barcelona Under-19 team to gain some experience before appearing with Barcelona Athletic.

This comes as part of the program set by the technical staff of Barcelona Athletic to improve the physical aspect of the Egyptian player and develop his skills in preparation for possibly giving him a chance with the first team if he proves his worth.

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