Egypt national football team

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Egypt
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Pharaohs
(Arabic: الفراعنة)
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachHéctor Cúper
CaptainHossam Ghaly
Most capsAhmed Hassan (184)
Top scorerHossam Hassan (69)[1]
Home stadiumCairo International Stadium
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current53 Increase 2 (3 March 2016)
Highest9 (2010)
Lowest60 (2013)
First international
 Italy 2–1 Egypt 
(Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
 Egypt 15–0 Laos 
(Indonesia; November 1963)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 11–3 Egypt 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 10 June 1928)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1934)
Best resultgroup stage
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances22 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions: 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, and 2010
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best result1st round: 1999, 2009

The Egypt national football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر الوطني لكرة القدم al-Muntakhab al-Miṣrīy al-Wațanīy li-Kurah al-Qadam, literally "The Egyptian National Selection for Football"), nicknamed "The Pharaohs", represents Egypt in international association football and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body for football in Egypt. The team plays its home games at the Cairo International Stadium in the nation's capital, Cairo, and their current head coach is Héctor Cúper.

Egypt is the most successful national team in Africa, having won the Africa Cup of Nations on a record seven occasions: the inaugural edition in 1957 and on home soil in 1959, as well as the 1986 edition, Burkina Faso in 1998, 2006, Ghana in 2008 and Angola in 2010 edition. Egypt has also been as high as ninth in the FIFA World Rankings, making the team one of only three African national teams to enter the world's top ten. Despite their continental record, Egypt has so far made only two appearances in the World Cup (in 1934 and 1990), failing to win a game on both occasions. The Egypt national team was the first African and Middle Eastern team to qualify to the World Cup.

History

The first Egyptian national football team was constituted in 1920 to compete in the Summer Olympics in Belgium. The opening match of their campaign was a loss against the Italians. Egypt had appeared in two FIFA World Cups and they are the most successful team in the Africa Cup of Nations, winning the competition seven times, with the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations being the most recent one.

Egypt in the FIFA World Cup

Egypt qualified to the FIFA world cup twice in 1934 and 1990. For the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Ghana eliminated Egypt with an aggregate score of 7-3 in the last round of the qualifying stages in the CAF section.[2]

Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt first participated in the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament in 1957. In their first game, which was a semi-final, they faced Sudan, winning 2-1 with goals from Raafat Attia and Ad-Diba, enabling Egypt to play in their first final. In the final, they faced Ethiopia, in which Egypt won 4-0, with these goals being scored by Ad-Diba, thus making them champions for the first time in the Africa Cup of Nations. The top scorer of this tournament was from Egypt with three goals.[3]

In their second participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1959, Egypt became champions again. There were only three teams in that tournament, being Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt itself. Egypt again was undefeated in this tournament, like in the previous tournament in 1957, defeating both Ethiopia and Sudan.[4]

Their third appearance, which was in the 1962 African Cup of Nations, hosted in Ethiopia, in which Egypt faced Uganda in the semi-finals, there were only four teams in this tournament, by a score of 2-1. Egypt then advanced to the finals, where they faced the hosts Ethiopia, but they lost 4-2 during extra time, thus losing their first final in the Africa Cup of Nations, along with Ethiopia being champions for the first time and also being the first nation to win it other than Egypt, who were champions twice.[5]

Their fourth appearance came in 1963 in Ghana. Egypt was placed in Group B with Sudan and Nigeria, winning Nigeria with a score of 6-3, but drawing 2-2 against Sudan. Despite being undefeated in the group stage, they were ranked second, behind Sudan by goal difference. Egypt, as runners-up in Group B, participated in the 3rd place match, playing against Ethiopia, winning Ethiopia 3-0.[6]

For the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt did qualify for the tournament, but they withdrew because of their diplomatic relationship with Tunisia, who were hosts of the tournament.[7]

Again, Egypt withdrew from the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations, against hosted in Ethiopia.[8]

In the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted again in Sudan, Egypt were in Group B along with Ghana, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as Congo-Kinshasa back then. In their opening match, Egypt defeated Guinea by a score of 4-1, in which Ali Abo Greisha scored twice, Hassan El-Shazly scored once, and Taha Basry also scored once during that game. Egypt's next game was against Ghana, which ended as a 1-1 draw, with Ibrahim Sunday scoring for Ghana and Bazooka scoring for Egypt. In their third game in this tournament, they faced Congo-Kinshasa, in which Egypt won 1-0 by a goal from Abo Greisha. Egypt ended being in first place, thus advancing to the next round, where they faced Sudan. In the game against Sudan, Egypt lost their first game in the Africa Cup of Nations by a scored of 2-1, with El-Shazly scoring the equalizer that put Egypt to extra time, before being scored again by Sudan, thus eliminating them from playing the final. However, in the third place match, they won Ivory Coast by a score of 3-1, making Egypt become third place again in this tournament.[9]

For the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt failed to qualify for the first time in this tournament after being eliminated by Morocco by an aggregate score of 5-3.[10]

However, Egypt returned for the 1974 African Cup of Nations, in which they were hosts for the first time. In the group stage, Egypt were in Group A with Zambia, Uganda, and the Ivory Coast. Egypt was successful, defeating Uganda 2-1, Zambia with a score of 3-1, and the Ivory Coast by a score of 2-0. They progressed to the semi-finals to play against Zaire. Egypt lost 2-3 against Zaire, so Egypt had to face Congo for third place. Egypt won Congo by a score of 4-0.[11]

In the 1976 African Cup of Nations, in Ethiopia, they were in Group A with the hosts Ethiopia, Guinea, and Uganda. Egypt defeated Uganda 2-1, but drew against Uganda 1-1 and Ethiopia, also 1-1. Despite this, Egypt advanced to the final round. In the final round, Egypt lost all their games. Egypt lost to Morocco 2-1, 4-2 against Guinea, and 3-2 against Nigeria. However, they scored in these three matches.[12] This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost 3 consecutive games.

Egypt again failed to qualify for the 1978 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.[13]

Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Egypt, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, and Tanzania, were in Group A. They won in their first game against the Ivory Coast 2-1, defeated Tanzania 2-1 too, but lost to the host Nigeria by a score of 1-0, scored by Okey Isima. Egypt progressed to the next round which was the semi-finals, to face Algeria. Egypt lost this game 4-2 in penalties, after drawing 2-2 after extra time. For the third place match, Egypt lost to Morocco, making Egypt being in the fourth place rank.[14]

Egypt withdrew during qualifying for the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations in Libya.[15]

For the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt returned. Egypt, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, and Togo, were drawn in Group A. Egypt won against Cameroon 1-0, the Ivory Coast 1-2, but drew with Togo 0-0. Egypt advanced to the next round, the semi-finals, to face Nigeria. Egypt lost to Nigeria in penalties, with the score in penalties being 7-8, after drawing 2-2. For the third place match, Egypt lost 3-1 to Algeria.[16]

Even though Egypt were in fourth place in the previous tournament, it changed. In the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt became the host again. In their opening game, Egypt lost to Senegal 1-0. However, Egypt went on to win their two remaining games in the group stage, with scores of 2-0 against the Ivory Coast, and 2-0 against Mozambique. Egypt were in first place in Group A, and in the semi-finals, Egypt won against Morocco 1-0, advancing to the final since the 1962 edition, to play against Cameroon, who had Roger Milla. Egypt won the game 5-4 in penalties, after drawing 0-0, thus becoming champions for the third time since the tournament from 1959.[17]

In the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Egypt were not as successful than in the 1986 edition. Egypt entered this championship as the current title holders. They were in Group B with Cameroon, Nigeria, and Kenya. In their game against Cameroon, they lost 1-0 by a goal from Roger Milla. However, they did not lose against Nigeria and Kenya, as Egypt drew 1-1 against Nigeria in Stade Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, and defeated Kenya 3-0, also in Stade Moulay Abdellah, with two goals from Gamal Abdelhamid and one goal from Ayman Younes. Despite, they were a point below from entering the next round, which was the semi-finals.[18]

In the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, it got worse. Egypt did qualify for this tournament, and they were put in Group A, along with Algeria, Nigeria, and the Ivory Coast. Egypt lost all their group stage games, thus making Egypt fail to obtain at least one point for the first time in the Africa Cup of Nations. The scores the 3-1 defeat to the Ivory Coast, the 1-0 defeat to Nigeria, and the 2-0 defeat to Algeria.[19]

In the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Senegal, Egypt entered by qualifying to this tournament. Egypt were placed in Group D with Ghana and Zambia. In their game against Zambia, Egypt lost 1-0. In their game against Nigeria, they lost again by a score of 1-0 too. Egypt again failed to obtain a least a point for the second time, being consecutive, along with losing all their games in the group stage.[19]

In the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, in Tunisia, Egypt were in Group B with Nigeria and Gabon. In their first game, against Gabon, Egypt won 4-0 with goals from Ayman Mansour, Hamza El-Gamal, in which they scored once in that game, and Bashir Abdel Samad, who scored two. In their second game, they drew against Nigeria 0-0. Egypt were able to qualify to the next round, which were the quarter-finals, being first place in Group B by goal difference, to face Mali. In this game, Egypt lost 0-1 to Mali in Stade El Menzah in Tunis, thus knocking out Egypt from the tournament.[20]

In the 1996 edition, hosted in South Africa, Egypt participated in this tournament. Egypt were placed in Group A with the hosts South Africa, Cameroon, and Angola. In their first game, Egypt faced Angola, successful winning 2-1 with both goals scored from Ahmed El-Kass. In their second game, however, Egypt lost 2-1 against Cameroon. In their third game, against South Africa, Egypt defeated South Africa 0-1, with the goal from El-Kass. Egypt qualified to the quarter-finals, as runners-up of the group, being behind the hosts. In the quarter-finals, Egypt were to face Zambia. In this game, Egypt lost 3-1. This eliminated Egypt, with South Africa winning their first title, and as hosts.[21]

In the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, in Burkina Faso, Egypt qualified for this tournament. Egypt were placed in Group D, with Mozambique, Zambia, and Morocco. In their first game, Egypt won Mozambique 2-0, with the two goals from Hossam Hassan. In the game against Zambia, Egypt again won 4-0, with the goals being a hat trick from Hassan and one from Radwan. In their third game however, Egypt lost against Morocco, 1-0, with the goal scored in the 90th minute from Mustapha Hadji. Despite this defeat, Egypt qualified to the quarter-finals, as runners-up of Group D, and they were to face against the Ivory Coast. In this game, Egypt won 5-4 in penalties, after a 0-0 draw. This made Egypt advance to the semi-finals since the 1986 tournament. In their semi-final, Egypt faced the hosts Burkina Faso, in which Egypt defeated Burkina Faso by a score of 2-0, with the goals scored from Hassan. This made Egypt go to the final since the 1986 tournament, the same tournament that was their last tournament as champions, to play against South Africa. In the final, Egypt were successful, winning 2-0, with a goal from Ahmed Hassan and a goal from Tarek Mostafa. Egypt won their fourth title since they won as hosts in the 1986 tournament.[22]

For the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt entered as the defending champions. This tournament was in Ghana and Nigeria. They were in Group C with Senegal, Zambia, and Burkina Faso. In these three games, Egypt won the three of them. Their match against Zambia was a 2-0 victory, a 1-0 victory over Senegal, and a 4-2 win against Burkina Faso. With these three victories, Egypt were the group leaders and they advanced to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, they lost to Tunisia 0-1, the goal was scored by a penalty kick. Egypt were eliminated from the tournament, in which Cameroon won their third title.[23]

In the 2002 African Cup of Nations, in Mali, Egypt qualified for this tournament. Egypt were placed in Group D with Senegal, Tunisia, and Zambia. In their opening match, Egypt lost 0-1 to Senegal. However, Egypt won their two remaining group stage games, with the scores of 1-0 against Tunisia and 2-1 against Zambia. Egypt advanced to the quarter-finals, as runners-up, with six points, to face Cameroon. In this game, being Cameroon vs. Egypt, in the quarter-finals, Egypt lost 1-0. This score eliminated Egypt. In this tournament, Cameroon won their fourth title, being the second title won consecutively.[24]

Egypt qualified to the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, which was hosted in Tunisia. Egypt were placed in Group C with Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. Egypt won 1-2 against Zimbabwe, lost 2-1 to Algeria, and drew 0-0 against Cameroon. Egypt failed to qualify for the quarter-finals due to that Algeria scored a goal more than Egypt, after leveling on points and goal difference. Tunisia, the hosts won their first title, beating Morocco in the final.[25]

The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was hosted in Egypt, making Egypt automatically qualified. They were in Group A with Libya, Morocco, and the Ivory Coast. In the opening match, Egypt defeated Libya 3-0. In the second game, Egypt drew 0-0 against Morocco. However, in the third game, Egypt won 3-1 against the Ivory Coast, thus making Egypt as the group leader and advancing to the next round, the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals phase, Egypt faced DR Congo, in which Egypt won 4-1, thus making Egypt advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Egypt faced Senegal. In this game, Egypt won Senegal 2-1, thus making Egypt qualify for the final to face the Ivory Coast, after playing against each other in the group stage. In the final match, Egypt drew 0-0 with the Ivory Coast, sending them to extra time, and still, the score remained 0-0. After extra time, the game was taking to the penalty shoot-out phase. In the penalty shoot-out phase, Egypt were victorious, winning 4-2 against the Ivory Coast, and claiming their fifth title, being the third title won as hosts, the last time Egypt won the tournament before this was in 1986.[26]

In the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana, Egypt qualified for this tournament. In this tournament, Egypt were placed in Group C with Cameroon, Zambia, and Sudan. Egypt beat Cameroon 4-2, won against Libya by a score of 3-0, but drew 1-1 against Zambia. Egypt entered the quarter-finals as the group leader. In the quarter-final, Egypt faced and beat Angola 2-1. Then, Egypt advanced to the semi-finals to face the Ivory Coast. The last time they faced each other was in the 2006 final, in which Egypt won the game, claiming their fifth title. In the semi-finals, Egypt were victorious, beating Ivory Coast 1-4. Egypt advanced to the finals to face the Cameroonians. In this game, Egypt won 0-1 thanks to a goala goal from Mohamed Aboutrika, helping Egypt win their sixth title.[27] This also marked Egypt winning two consecutive Africa Cup of Nations.

In the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, in Angola, Egypt qualified for the tournament. Egypt were in Group C with Nigeria, Benin, and Mozambique. Egypt won their three group stage games, thus advancing to the quarter-finals, to face Cameroon. In this match, Egypt won 3-1 after extra time, thus eliminating the Cameroonian team. In the semi-finals, they faced Algeria, in which Egypt won 4-0, making Egypt go to the final for the third consecutive time. In the final, Egypt faced Ghana. In this game, Egypt won 0-1 against Ghana, with the goal scorer being Gedo. This led Egypt to their seventh title, win their third consecutive cup, becomw the first nation to win three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations titles, becoming the most successful team in this tournament.[28]

However, for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, even though Egypt were the defending champions, they failed to qualify.

They also failed to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

For the third consecutive time, Egypt failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations, this time in Equatorial Guinea in 2015.

For the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which is going to be hosted in Gabon, Egypt have to qualify to enter. Egypt were seeded into Group G with Nigeria, Tanzania, and Chad. In their first game, against Tanzania, Egypt won 3-0. This made Egypt joint group leader by goal difference with Nigeria, with both nations having won their first game.[29]

Kit providers

Coaching staff

Current staff

Position Name Notes
Head Coach Argentina Héctor Cúper
Assistant coach Egypt Osama Nabih
1st Assistant coach Argentina José Fantaguzzi
Goalkeeping coach Egypt Ahmed Nagy
Team director Egypt Ehab Leheta
Analyst and Assistant Coach Egypt Mahmoud Fayez
Physical trainer Greece Antonio Sarioglou
Team doctor Egypt Mahmoud Abou El Ela
Masseur Egypt Badr Hamed
Physiotherapist Egypt Hossam El Ibrashy
Kit manager Egypt Abdullah El Sayed
Media officer Egypt Mostafa Tantawi

Former managers

[32]

 

Players

See also: Egypt international footballers

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the friendly against Burkina Faso on 27 February 2016.
Caps and goals as of February 27, 2016 consequent to the match against Burkina Faso.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
23 1GK Ahmed El-Shenawy (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991 (age 33) 24 0 Egypt Zamalek
1 1GK Essam El-Hadary (1973-01-15) 15 January 1973 (age 51) 143 0 Egypt Wadi Degla
16 1GK Mohamed El-Shenawy (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Egypt Petrojet
6 2DF Ahmed Hegazy (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33) 26 1 Egypt Al Ahly
2 2DF Ali Gabr (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 (age 37) 4 1 Egypt Zamalek
20 2DF Hamada Tolba (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 42) 4 0 Egypt Zamalek
10 2DF Mohamed Hany (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Egypt Al Ahly
24 2DF Mohamed Magdy (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Egypt Al Masry
4 2DF Omar Gaber (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32) 17 0 Egypt Zamalek
3 2DF Ramy Rabia (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) 15 3 Egypt Al Ahly
21 2DF Sabri Raheel (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 36) 5 0 Egypt Al Ahly
12 3MF Hazem Emam (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 35) 13 1 Egypt Zamalek
14 3MF Hossam Ghaly (captain) (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 42) 68 3 Egypt Al Ahly
5 3MF Ibrahim Salah (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37) 28 1 Egypt Smouha
22 3MF Saleh Gomaa (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 30) 12 0 Egypt Al Ahly
8 3MF Moamen Zakaria (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) 7 0 Egypt Al Ahly
15 3MF Mostafa Fathi (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Egypt Zamalek
13 3MF Nour El-Sayed (1984-01-09) 9 January 1984 (age 40) 2 0 Egypt ENPPI
11 3MF Ramadan Sobhi (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Egypt Al Ahly
19 4FW Abdallah Said (1985-07-13) 13 July 1985 (age 38) 15 3 Egypt Al Ahly
17 4FW Ahmed Raouf (1982-09-15) 15 September 1982 (age 41) 11 1 Egypt Al Masry
9 4FW Amr Gamal (1991-08-03) 3 August 1991 (age 32) 10 3 Egypt Al Ahly
7 4FW Basem Morsy (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 32) 7 7 Egypt Zamalek
18 4FW Marwan Mohsen (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35) 12 1 Egypt Ismaily

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Al-Mahdy Soliman (1986-11-30) 30 November 1986 (age 37) 0 0 Egypt Smouha v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
GK Aly Lotfi (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 34) 1 0 Egypt ENPPI v.  Chad, 17 November 2015
GK Mohamed Awad (1992-12-18) 18 December 1992 (age 31) 0 0 Egypt Ismaily v.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2015
GK Sherif Ekramy (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983 (age 40) 18 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
DF Ahmed DuiedarINJ (1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 (age 36) 8 0 Egypt Zamalek v.  Burkina Faso, 27 February 2016
DF Ahmed Fathy (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984 (age 39) 109 3 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Tanzania, 14 June 2015
DF Ali Fathy (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Egypt El Entag El Harby v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
DF Basem Ali (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 35) 11 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Zambia, 11 October 2015
DF Hussein Sayed (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 32) 2 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Chad, 6 September 2015
DF Karim Hafez (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Cyprus Omonia v.  Tanzania, 14 June 2015
DF Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 38) 38 1 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli v.  Zambia, 11 October 2015
DF Mohamed Nagieb (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 (age 41) 16 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2015
DF Mohamed Nasef (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Egypt ENPPI v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
DF Ragab Nabil (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 30) 1 0 Egypt Wadi Degla v.  Malawi, 8 June 2015
DF Saad Samir (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989 (age 35) 2 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Chad, 17 November 2015
DF Shawky El Said (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37) 3 0 Egypt Ismaily v.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2015
MF Ahmed El Mohamady (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 36) 71 2 England Hull City v.  Malawi, 8 June 2015
MF Ahmed Tawfik (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 32) 1 0 Egypt Zamalek v.  Chad, 17 November 2015
MF Amr Al-Sulaya (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 (age 34) 20 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Malawi, 8 June 2015
MF Amr Warda (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 30) 3 0 Greece Panetolikos v.  Chad, 17 November 2015
MF Ayman Ashraf (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Egypt Smouha v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
MF Ayman Hefny (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 (age 38) 2 0 Egypt Zamalek v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
MF Ibrahim Abdel-Khaleq (1986-04-20) 20 April 1986 (age 38) 4 0 Egypt Zamalek v.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2015
MF Karim Mamdouh (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Egypt Wadi Degla v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
MF Mahmoud Kaoud (1988-08-27) 27 August 1988 (age 35) 1 0 Egypt ENPPI v.  Malawi, 8 June 2015
MF Mohamed Ashraf (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 28) 1 0 Egypt El Gaish v.  Malawi, 8 June 2015
MF Mohamed El Nenny (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 31) 23 9 England Arsenal v.  Chad, 17 November 2015
MF Salah Soliman (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Egypt ENPPI v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
MF Tarek Hamed (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 35) 3 0 Egypt Zamalek v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
MF Trezeguet (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29) 4 1 Belgium Anderlecht v.  Zambia, 11 October 2015
MF Walid Soliman (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 39) 24 1 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2015
FW Ahmed Hassan Mekky (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 37) 26 5 Egypt Zamalek v.  Chad, 17 November 2015
FW Ahmed Magdy (1986-05-24) 24 May 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Egypt El Entag El Harby v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
FW Khaled Kamar (1988-02-02) 2 February 1988 (age 36) 10 1 Egypt Smouha v.  Equatorial Guinea, 26 March 2015
FW Koka (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) 6 5 Portugal Braga v.  Chad, 17 November 2015
FW Kahraba (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) 8 1 Egypt Zamalek v.  Libya, 29 January 2016
FW Mohamed El-Gabbas (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 35) 8 1 Egypt Wadi Degla v.  Tanzania, 14 June 2015
FW Mohamed Hamdy (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Egypt Smouha v.  Zambia, 11 October 2015
FW Mohamed Salah (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 31) 39 22 Italy Roma v.  Zambia, 11 October 2015
FW Mohamed Salem (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 32) 1 0 Egypt Zamalek v.  Malawi, 8 June 2015
FW Salah Ashour (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 36) 4 0 Egypt ENPPI v.  Malawi, 8 June 2015
Notes
  • SUS Player suspended
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • PRE Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches.

2015

26 March Friendly Egypt  2–0  Equatorial Guinea Cairo, Egypt
18:00 (UTC+2) Morsy 86'
Trezeguet 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Al Banna (Egypt)
8 June Friendly Egypt  2–1  Malawi Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 (UTC+2) Mekky 19'
El Gabbas 47'		 Report Banda 64' Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
14 June 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Egypt  3–0  Tanzania Alexandria, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2) Rabia 60'
Morsy 64'
Salah 69'		 Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
6 September 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Chad  1–5  Egypt N'Djamena, Chad
15:30 (UTC+1) Haroun 37' Report Morsy 2', 25', 62'
Salah 40'
Kahraba 56'		 Stadium: Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
11 October Friendly Egypt  3–0  Zambia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00 (UTC+4) Koka 3', 48'
Gamal 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
14 November 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Chad  1–0  Egypt N'Djamena, Chad
15:30 (UTC+1) N'Douassel 73' Report Stadium: Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya
Referee: Anietie Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
17 November 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  4–0  Chad Alexandria, Egypt
18:30 (UTC+2) El Nenny 5'
El Said 10'
Koka 36', 40'		 Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

2016

27 January Friendly Egypt  0–1  Jordan Aswan, Egypt
18:00 (UTC+2) Report Samir 18' Stadium: Aswan Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Al Banna (Egypt)
29 January Friendly Egypt  2–0  Libya Aswan, Egypt
18:00 (UTC+2) Gabr 30'
Morsy 74'		 Report Stadium: Aswan Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
27 February Friendly Egypt  2–0  Burkina Faso Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 (UTC+2) El Said 24', 58' (pen.) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
25 March 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Nigeria  v  Egypt Kaduna, Nigeria
16:00 (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Ahmadu Bello Stadium
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
29 March 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Egypt  v  Nigeria Alexandria, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
3–5 June 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Tanzania  v  Egypt Tanzania
(UTC+3)
2–4 September 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Egypt  v  Chad Egypt
(UTC+2)

Records

As of 17 November 2015. Players in bold are still active at international level.

On 31 January 2010, Egypt set a new record, not being defeated for 19 consecutive African Cup of Nations matches, since their last match at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Egypt also won their 9th consecutive match in the ACN, beating Ghana in the 2010 African Cup of Nations final match, and becoming the first team to win three consecutive ACN titles.

Subsequent to leading Egypt to its third consecutive ACN victory under his tenure, Egypt coach Hassan Shehata was offered the role of coaching the Nigeria national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[37] In February 2010, the EFA agreed to let Shehata take charge of Nigeria in 2010 World Cup only if official request was sent.[38] Ultimately, Shehata did not take the position.

Competitive records

See also: Egypt national football team all-time record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Egypt at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
Italy 1934 First Round 13th 1 0 0 1 2 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 2
France 1938 Withdrew – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
Switzerland 1954 Did Not Qualify 2 0 0 2 2 7
Sweden 1958 Withdrew – – – – – –
Chile 1962 – – – – – –
England 1966 – – – – – –
Mexico 1970 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
Argentina 1978 10 6 2 2 15 11
Spain 1982 2 0 1 1 0 1
Mexico 1986 6 3 2 1 3 4
Italy 1990 Group Stage 20th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 8 4 3 1 7 2
United States 1994 Did Not Qualify 6 3 2 1 9 3
France 1998 6 3 1 2 15 5
South Korea Japan 2002 10 5 4 1 22 9
Germany 2006 10 5 2 3 26 15
South Africa 2010 13 9 1 3 22 7
Brazil 2014 8 7 0 1 19 14
Russia 2018 To Be Determined 2 1 0 1 4 1
Qatar 2022 To Be Determined
Total Group Stage 2/20 4 0 2 2 3 6 – 87 49 18 20 157 84

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did Not Qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Group Stage 7th 3 0 2 1 5 9 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did Not Qualify
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad
Brazil 2013 Did Not Qualify
Russia 2017 To Be Determined
2021
Total Group Stage 2/9 6 1 2 3 9 16 –

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
United Arab Republic 1959 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
Ethiopia 1962 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Ghana 1963 Semi-final 3rd 3 2 1 0 11 5 Squad – – – – – –
Tunisia 1965 Withdrew After Qualifying – – – – – –
Ethiopia 1968 Withdrew 3 2 1 0 6 4
Sudan 1970 Semi-final 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
Cameroon 1972 Did Not Qualify 4 3 0 1 6 6
Egypt 1974 Semi-final 3rd 5 4 0 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
Ethiopia 1976 Semi-final 4th 6 1 2 3 9 12 Squad 4 3 1 0 11 3
Ghana 1978 Did Not Qualify 2 0 1 1 5 4
Nigeria 1980 Semi-final 4th 5 2 1 2 6 7 Squad 2 1 0 1 4 3
Libya 1982 Withdrew 2 2 0 0 7 3
Ivory Coast 1984 Semi-final 4th 5 2 2 1 6 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 3 2
Egypt 1986 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 5 1 Squad Qualified as hosts
Morocco 1988 Group Stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 1 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Algeria 1990 Group Stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 8 2
Senegal 1992 Group Stage 11th 2 0 0 2 0 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 13 5
Tunisia 1994 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 4 1 Squad 6 2 2 2 6 5
South Africa 1996 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 6 3 1 24 5
Burkina Faso 1998 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 10 1 Squad 6 2 3 1 12 4
GhanaNigeria 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 7 3 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Mali 2002 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 3 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 6
Tunisia 2004 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad 4 3 0 1 14 1
Egypt 2006 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Ghana 2008 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 5 Squad 6 3 3 0 9 2
Angola 2010 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 15 2 Squad 7 9 1 3 22 7
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Did Not Qualify 6 1 2 3 5 5
South Africa 2013 2 0 1 1 4 3
Equatorial Guinea 2015 6 2 0 4 5 6
Gabon 2017 To Be Determined 2 2 0 0 8 1
Total 7 Titles 22/29 90 51 15 24 154 84 – 94 53 25 16 185 78

Arabic Cup of Nations

Arab Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Lebanon 1963 Did Not Participate
Kuwait 1964
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985
Jordan 1988 Semi-final 3rd 6 3 2 1 6 0 Squad
Egypt 1992 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 5 3 Squad
Qatar 1998 Group Stage 10th 2 1 0 1 3 5 Squad
Kuwait 2002 Did Not Participate
Saudi Arabia 2012 Group Stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
Total 1 Title 4/9 15 7 5 3 17 12 –

Olympic Games record

Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.
Olympic Games
Appearances: 9
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Greece Athens 1896 No football tournament
France Paris 1900 Did Not Participate
United States Saint Louis 1904
United Kingdom London 1908
Sweden Stockholm 1912
Belgium Antwerp 1920 First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 No Qualification
France Paris 1924 Quarter finals 2 1 0 1 3 5
Netherlands Amsterdam 1928 Fourth Place 4 2 0 2 12 19
United States Los Angeles 1932 No football tournament
Germany Berlin 1936 First Round 1 0 0 1 1 3 No Qualification
United Kingdom London 1948 First Round 1 0 0 1 1 3
Finland Helsinki 1952 First Round 2 1 0 1 6 7
Australia Melbourne 1956 Withdrew from Finals 2 2 0 0 9 3
Italy Roma 1960 First Round 3 0 1 2 4 11 4 3 0 1 11 5
Japan Tokyo 1964 Fourth Place 6 2 1 3 18 16 4 3 1 0 14 6
Mexico Mexico 1968 Withdrew from Qualifiers
Germany Munich 1972 Did Not Qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
Canada Montreal 1976 2 0 1 1 1 2
Soviet Union Moscow 1980 Withdrew from Finals 4 1 3 0 7 4
United States Los Angeles 1984 Quarter Final 4 1 1 2 5 5 6 3 2 1 6 3
South Korea Seoul 1988 Did Not Qualify 4 2 1 1 7 2
Total 9/19 24 7 3 14 51 71 28 15 8 5 57 28

Honours

African Competitions

Winners (7): 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 (Most successful team)
Runners-up (1): 1962
Third place (3): 1963, 1970, 1974
Fourth place (3): 1976, 1980, 1984
Champions (1): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1987
Third place (1): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1973
Runners-up (2): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1988, 2007
Champions (1): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2011 (Most successful team)

Arabic Competitions

Champions (4): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1953,1st place, gold medalist(s) 1965,1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992,1st place, gold medalist(s) 2007 (Most successful team)
Runners-up (1): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1961
Champions (1): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992
Third Place (1): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1988
Champions (2): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1972,1st place, gold medalist(s) 1975 (Most successful team)

Mediterranean Games

Champions (1): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1955
Silver Medalist (1): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1951
Bronze Medalist (1): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1983

See also

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