Egypt national football team

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Egypt
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Pharaohs
Association Egyptian Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Egypt Hassan Shehata
Captain Ahmed Hassan
Most caps Hossam Hassan (169)
Top scorer Hossam Hassan (69)
Home stadium Cairo International Stadium
FIFA code EGY
FIFA ranking 28
Highest FIFA ranking 15 (January 2009)
Lowest FIFA ranking 44 (July 2002, May 2003)
Elo ranking 41
Highest Elo ranking 15 (1967, 1971 & 2008)
Lowest Elo ranking 62 (March 1986, June 1997)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Italy Italy 2 - 1 Egypt Egypt
(Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
Egypt Egypt 15 - 0 Laos Laos
(Indonesia; November 1963)
Biggest defeat
Italy Italy 11 - 3 Egypt Egypt
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 10 June 1928)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1934)
Best result Round 1 1934, 1990
African Nations Cup
Appearances 21 (First in 1957)
Best result Winners, 1957, 1959,
1986, 1998, 2006, 2008
Confederations Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1999)
Best result 1st round, 1999, 2009

The Egypt national football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم‎), nicknamed The Pharaohs (Arabic: الفراعنة‎), is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. They are the current African Champions having won the 2008 African Nations Cup. They are also the most successful African team at Confederation level, winning the ANC six times: the inaugural African Nations Cup in Sudan 1957, and also won the tournament in United Arab Republic 1959, Egypt 1986, Burkina Faso 1998, Egypt 2006 and Ghana 2008.

Egypt were the first African country to participate in the World Cup when they played in Italy 1934, losing to Hungary 4-2. Egypt has qualified for one World Cup since then, going out in the first round in Italy 1990. They were known as the United Arab Republic national football team when Egypt and Syria joined to form the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961 and then until 1970, with Egypt alone making up the UAR. They have played for the Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games twice (1928 and 1964), losing both times.

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[edit] Participations & Honours

Never , took part

[edit] Honours

World Cups :
African Competitions :
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations :
  • 1 Time Runners-Up: 1988
Arab Competitions :
Mediterranean Games :
  • 1 Time Gold Medalist
  • 1 Time Silver Medalist
  • 1 Time Bronze Medalist
Francophone Games :
  • 1 Time Bronze Medalist

[edit] World Cup record

Fifa World Cup
Appearances: 2
Year Result Pos P W D L GS GA
1930 Did not enter
1934 Round 1 13 1 0 0 1 2 4
1938 Withdrew
1950 Did not enter
1954 Did not qualify
1958 to 1966 Withdrew
1970 Did not enter
1974 to 1986 Did not qualify
1990 Round 1 20 3 0 2 1 1 2
1994 to 2006 Did not qualify
Total 2/18 4 0 2 2 3 6

For 2010 World Cup, see 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

[edit] Confederations Cup record

FIFA Confederations Cup
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1992 to 1997 Did not qualify
1999 Round 1 (placed 7/8) 3 0 2 1 5 9
2001 to 2005 Did not qualify
2009 Round 1 (placed 6/8) 3 1 0 2 4 7
Total 2/8 6 1 2 3 9 16

[edit] African Nations Cup record

African Cup of Nations
Titles: 6
Appearances: 21
Year Position Year Position Year Position
Sudan 1957 Champions Ethiopia 1976 Fourth place Tunisia 1994 Quarter-finals
Egypt 1959 Champions Ghana 1978 Did not qualify South Africa 1996 Quarter-finals
Ethiopia 1962 Runners up Nigeria 1980 Fourth place Burkina Faso 1998 Champions
Ghana 1963 Third place Libya 1982 Withdrew GhanaNigeria 2000 Quarter-finals
Tunisia 1965 Withdrew after qualifying Côte d'Ivoire 1984 Fourth place Mali 2002 Quarter-finals
Ethiopia 1968 Withdrew Egypt 1986 Champions Tunisia 2004 Round 1
Sudan 1970 Third place Morocco 1988 Round 1 Egypt 2006 Champions
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify Algeria 1990 Round 1 Ghana 2008 Champions
Egypt 1974 Third place Senegal 1992 Round 1 Angola 2010 Qualified

For Angola 2010, see 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Third Round
Group 3

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 5 4 1 0 9 2 +7 13
 Egypt 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10
 Zambia 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 4
 Rwanda 5 0 1 4 1 8 −7 1
  Algeria Egypt Rwanda Zambia
Algeria  3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 0
Egypt  14-Nov 3 – 0 1 – 1
Rwanda  0 – 0 0 – 1 14-Nov
Zambia  0 – 2 0 – 1 1 – 0


[edit] Results and Fixtures

2009 Egyptian National Team Results and Fixtures.[1]

[edit] Results

Date Location Home Team Score Away Team Occasion
23 January 2009 Cairo Egypt 1 - 0 Kenya Friendly
11 February 2009 Cairo Egypt 2 - 2 Ghana Friendly
29 March 2009 Cairo Egypt 1 - 1 Zambia FIFA World Cup Qualifier
30 May 2009 Muscat Oman 0 - 1 Egypt Friendly
07 June 2009 Blida Algeria 3 - 1 Egypt FIFA World Cup Qualifier
15 June 2009 Bloemfontein Brazil 4 - 3 Egypt 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
18 June 2009 Johannesburg Egypt 1 - 0 Italy 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
21 June 2009 Rustenburg Egypt 0 - 3 USA 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
05 July 2009 Cairo Egypt 3 - 0 Rwanda FIFA World Cup Qualifier
12 August 2009 Cairo Egypt 3 - 3 Guinea Friendly
05 September 2009 Kigali Rwanda 0 - 1 Egypt FIFA World Cup Qualifier
02 October 2009 Cairo Egypt 4 - 0 Mauritius Friendly
10 October 2009 Chililabombwe Zambia 0 - 1 Egypt FIFA World Cup Qualifier
05 November 2009 Aswan Egypt 5 - 1 Tanzania Friendly

[edit] Fixtures

Date Location Home Team Score Away Team Occasion
14 November 20090 Cairo0000000 Egypt Algeria FIFA World Cup Qualifier00000

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called up for the World Cup qualification match against Algeria on November 14.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Essam El-Hadary January 15, 1973 (1973-01-15) (age 36) 104 0 Egypt Ismaily
16 GK Abdel Wahed Al Sayed June 3, 1979 (1979-06-03) (age 30) 18 0 Egypt Zamalek
23 GK Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud November 30, 1987 (1987-11-30) (age 21) 1 0 Egypt El Mansoura
2 DF Sherif Abdel-Fadil July 2, 1983 (1983-07-02) (age 26) 4 0 Egypt Al-Ahly
3 DF Ahmed Al-Muhammadi September 9, 1987 (1987-09-09) (age 22) 29 1 Egypt Enppi
4 DF Ahmed Said "Okka" March 13, 1984 (1984-03-13) (age 25) 10 0 Egypt Haras El Hodood
5 DF Abdel Zaher El-Sakka January 30, 1974 (1974-01-30) (age 35) 107 4 Turkey Eskişehirspor
6 DF Hani Said April 22, 1980 (1980-04-22) (age 29) 48 0 Egypt Zamalek
7 DF Ahmed Fathy November 10, 1984 (1984-11-10) (age 24) 57 2 Egypt Al-Ahly
14 DF Sayed Moawad February 25, 1979 (1979-02-25) (age 30) 33 2 Egypt Al-Ahly
18 DF Wael Gomaa * August 3, 1975 (1975-08-03) (age 34) 85 0 Egypt Al-Ahly
20 DF Moatasem Salem September 2, 1980 (1980-09-02) (age 29) 3 0 Egypt Ismaily
8 MF Hosny Abd Rabo November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01) (age 25) 71 11 United Arab Emirates Ahli Dubai
11 MF Mohamed Shawky October 5, 1981 (1981-10-05) (age 28) 66 5 England Middlesbrough
12 MF Mohamed Barakat November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20) (age 32) 66 9 Egypt Al-Ahly
15 MF Mohamed Soliman "Homos" January 1, 1979 (1979-01-01) (age 30) 21 1 Egypt Ismaily
17 MF Ahmed Hassan Captain sports.svg May 2, 1975 (1975-05-02) (age 34) 162 28 Egypt Al-Ahly
21 MF Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek May 15, 1980 (1980-05-15) (age 29) 30 5 Egypt Haras El Hodood
22 MF Mohamed Aboutrika November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07) (age 31) 65 24 Egypt Al-Ahly
24 MF Abdelaziz Tawfik May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24) (age 23) 7 0 Egypt Enppi
9 FW Mohamed Zidan December 11, 1981 (1981-12-11) (age 27) 25 7 Germany Borussia Dortmund
10 FW Emad Moteab February 20, 1983 (1983-02-20) (age 26) 52 28 Egypt Al-Ahly
13 FW Ahmed Raouf April 15, 1982 (1982-04-15) (age 27) 8 1 Egypt Enppi
19 FW Amr Zaki April 1, 1983 (1983-04-01) (age 26) 54 28 Egypt Zamalek

* Despite the fact that he is suspended for the game against Algeria on November 14, he was called to the squad taking into consideration the possibility of playing a tiebreaker match against Algeria on November 18.

[edit] Recent call-ups

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Recent call-ups
Goalkeepers
El-Hany Soliman November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01) (age 25) Egypt El-Ittihad 0 (0) WCQ v. Zambia, October 10, 2009
Mohamed Sobhy August 30, 1981 (1981-08-30) (age 28) Egypt Ismaily 0 (0) WCQ v. Rwanda, July 5, 2009
Amir Abdelhamid April 24, 1979 (1979-04-24) (age 30) Egypt Al-Ahly 2 (0) Friendly v. Ghana, February 11, 2009
Defenders
Ahmed Kamal October 29, 1981 (1981-10-29) (age 28) Egypt Haras El Hodood 2 (0) WCQ v. Zambia, October 10, 2009
Mahmoud Fathallah February 12, 1982 (1982-02-12) (age 27) Egypt Zamalek 24 (1) WCQ v. Rwanda, August 30, 2009
Hazem Emam October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08) (age 21) Egypt Zamalek 0 (0) Friendly v. Guinea, August 12, 2009
Ahmed Samir Farag May 20, 1986 (1986-05-20) (age 23) Egypt Ismaily 9 (0) WCQ v. Rwanda, July 5, 2009
Osama Mohamed October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01) (age 30) Egypt Petrojet 5 (0) Friendly v. Kenya, January 23, 2009
Midfielders
Shikabala March 5, 1986 (1986-03-05) (age 23) Egypt Zamalek 8 (1) Friendly v. Guinea, August 12, 2009
Ahmed Khairy October 1, 1987 (1987-10-01) (age 22) Egypt Ismaily 3 (0) WCQ v. Rwanda, July 5, 2009
Walid Soliman December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01) (age 24) Egypt Petrojet 4 (0) Friendly v. Kenya, January 23, 2009
Ahmed Shaaban October 10, 1978 (1978-10-10) (age 31) Egypt Petrojet 5 (0) Friendly v. Kenya, January 23, 2009
Islam Awad July 2, 1987 (1987-07-02) (age 22) Egypt ENPPI 2 (0) Friendly v. Kenya, January 23, 2009
Strikers
"Doody" El-Gabbas July 1, 1987 (1987-07-01) (age 22) Belgium Lierse 2 (0) WCQ v. Zambia, October 10, 2009
Salah Amin September 18, 1981 (1981-09-18) (age 28) Egypt El Geish 1 (0) Friendly v. Mauritius, October 2, 2009
Al-Sayed Hamdy March 1, 1984 (1984-03-01) (age 25) Egypt Petrojet 2 (0) WCQ v. Rwanda, September 5, 2009
Ahmed Salama February 5, 1981 (1981-02-05) (age 28) Egypt Haras El Hodood 3 (1) WCQ v. Rwanda, September 5, 2009
Ihab El-Masry November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22) (age 23) Egypt Al-Mokawloon al-Arab 0 (0) Friendly v. Guinea, August 12, 2009
Mohamed Abo Greisha August 4, 1981 (1981-08-04) (age 28) Egypt Ismaily 6 (0) WCQ v. Rwanda, July 5, 2009
Ahmed Abdel-Ghani December 1, 1981 (1981-12-01) (age 27) Egypt Haras El Hodood 5 (0) 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Ahmed Hossam "Mido" February 24, 1983 (1983-02-24) (age 26) Egypt Zamalek 48 (18) WCQ v. Zambia, March 29, 2009
Abdallah Said June 13, 1985 (1985-06-13) (age 24) Egypt Ismaily 2 (0) Friendly v. Kenya, January 23, 2009

[edit] Player history

[edit] Notable past players

[edit] Most capped players

# Name Career Caps Goals Goals per game
1 Hossam Hassan 1985–2006 169 69 0.40
2 Ahmed Hassan 1995- 162 28 0.16
3 Ibrahim Hassan 1985–2004 125 12 0.09
4 Hany Ramzy 1988–2003 124 6 0.04
5 Magdi Abdelghani 1980–1990 123 34 0.27
6 Nader El-Sayed 1992–2005 110 0 0
7 Abdel Zaher El-Saqua 1997–2007 107 4 0.037
8 Essam El-Hadary 1997- 102 0 0
9 Ismail Youssef 97 ? ?
10 Thabet El-Batal 1974-1990 87 0 0

[edit] Top goalscorers

# Player Career Goals (Games) Goals per game
1 Hossam Hassan 1985–2006 69 (169) 0.40
2 Mahmoud El Khatib 1974–1986 39 (60) 0.65
3 Magdi Abdelghani 1980–1990 34 (123) 0.27
4 Emad Moteab 2005- 28 (52) 0.51
5 Amr Zaki 2004- 28 (55) 0.50
6 Ahmed Hassan 1995- 26 (158) 0.16
7 Mohamed Aboutrika 2004- 24 (62) 0.35
8 Ahmed Hossam 'Mido' 2001- 19 (50) 0.39
9 Ahmed Belal 2002- 16 (23) 0.69

List of Egypt international footballers

The caps and goals for Egypt, As of 12 August.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] fifa.com

[edit] External links

Egypt is the only african team to beat italy and score three goals against brazil.