▁he ▁returned ▁prior ▁to ▁Egypt ' s ▁first ▁group ▁match ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁squad , ▁comment ing ▁" I ▁only ▁came ▁back ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁our ▁first ▁game , ▁so ▁I ▁didn ’ t ▁expect ▁this ▁honor ▁and ▁I ▁know ▁I ▁o we ▁the ▁coach ▁a ▁lot ." ▁He ▁featured ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁Egypt ' s ▁group ▁matches ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁after ▁finishing ▁third . ▁ ▁Senior ▁team ▁Rab ia ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁Egypt ▁senior ▁team ▁under ▁coach ▁Bob ▁Brad ley ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁during ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Q atar . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Rab ia ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁senior ▁international ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁match ▁against ▁Q atar , ▁scoring ▁his ▁side ' s ▁only ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁defeat . ▁He ▁scored ▁another ▁goal ▁in ▁his ▁following ▁appearance , ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Z amb ia ▁before ▁scoring ▁his ▁first ▁compet itive ▁goal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁during ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁T anz ania ▁during ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Africa ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Rab ia ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁side ▁that ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁nation ▁had ▁reached ▁a ▁tournament