Barcelona loan talent secures Raphinha’s jersey after friendly clash

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Barcelona starlet Hamza Abdelkarim secured for himself a special gift in the aftermath of his latest outing on the international front.

This came after the striker’s Egypt locked horns with Brazil in a pre-World Cup friendly.

When all was said and done, the North Africans were condemned to a 2-1 defeat, owing to a 2nd-half winner on the part of Real Madrid frontman Endrick.

The aforementioned Abdelkarim – who spent the 2nd-half of the season on loan at Barcelona – was forced to watch on from the bench for the duration of the 90 minutes.

But as alluded to above, the talented frontman did not come away from the evening empty-handed.

Post-match, Abdelkarim linked up with a headline member of Hansi Flick’s first-team Barca ranks, in the form of Raphinha.

And the pair, who could well call one another teammates at club level in the near future, went on to exchange both pleasantries, and jerseys.

Raphinha and Hamza Abdelkarim 🫂❤️pic.twitter.com/c8ynnmeBg9

— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) June 7, 2026

Conor Laird – GSFN