▁the ▁season , ▁Rab ia ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁public ly ▁den y ▁reports ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁due ▁to ▁on going ▁injury ▁problems , ▁comment ing ▁" I ▁can ’ t ▁say ▁when ▁I ▁will ▁return , ▁it ▁takes ▁time ." ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁ ▁Youth ▁teams ▁Rab ia ▁represented ▁Egypt ▁at ▁under - 2 0 ▁level , ▁captain ing ▁the ▁side ▁to ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁African ▁U - 2 0 ▁Championship . ▁He ▁scored ▁the ▁goal ▁that ▁confirmed ▁the ▁squad ' s ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁FIFA ▁U - 2 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁with ▁a ▁header ▁during ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁side ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁side ▁to ▁their ▁fourth ▁tournament ▁title ▁and ▁first ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Gh ana ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁Rab ia ▁later ▁represented ▁Egypt ▁at ▁under - 2 3 ▁level , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁side ' s ▁un success ful ▁qual ifying ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁Despite ▁still ▁being ▁in ▁recovery ▁after ▁under going ▁kne e ▁surg ery , ▁Rab ia ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁manager ▁Rab ie ▁Y ass in ' s ▁pre lim inary ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁Under - 2 0 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁The ▁injury ▁forced ▁Rab ia ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁side ' s ▁warm ▁up ▁matches ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁tournament ▁but