Egypt national football team

Egypt
Nickname(s)الفراعنة
(The Pharaohs)[1]
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachRui Vitória
CaptainMohamed Salah
Most capsAhmed Hassan (184)
Top scorerHossam Hassan (68)
Home stadiumCairo International Stadium
Borg El Arab Stadium (temporarily)
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 39 1 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest9 (July – September 2010, December 2010)
Lowest75 (March 2013)
First international
 Italy 2–1 Egypt 
(Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
 United Arab Republic 15–0 Laos 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 11–3 Egypt 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 9 June 1928)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1934)
Best resultRound of 16 (1934)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances25 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Arab Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1992)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2009)

The Egypt national football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), known colloquially as "the Pharaohs",[1] represents Egypt in men's international football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt. The team's historical stadium is Cairo International Stadium, although matches are sometimes played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria.

Egypt has won the African Cup a record seven times. In the international stage, Egypt has made three appearances in the World Cup and was the first Arab and African team to make an appearance. They also hold the record for the oldest player to have played at the World Cup and being the only national team with a perfect winning record against Germany.[3]

History
Egypt national team in 1920

The first Egyptian national football team was constituted in 1920, the first African football team created to compete in the Summer Olympics in Belgium. The opening match of their campaign was a loss against the Italians. Between 1958 and 1961, the country had a political unity with Syria and went under the name of United Arab Republic, though the Egyptian team's records are attributed to Egypt only by FIFA as it was represented by Egyptian footballers and the team played in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaohs had appeared in three 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.

Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt first participated in the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament in 1957. In their first game, a semi-final, they faced Sudan, winning 2–1; Egypt won 4–0 in the final.[4]

In their second participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1959, Egypt became champions again. There were only three teams in that tournament, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, who were undefeated.[5] They lost their first final in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962.[6]

Their fourth appearance came in 1963 in Ghana. Egypt was placed in Group B with Sudan and Nigeria, defeating Nigeria 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 3–0.[7]

For the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt qualified for the tournament, but withdrew because of their diplomatic relationship with hosts Tunisia.[8] They also withdrew in 1968.[9]

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 and drew Ghana 1–1, defeating Congo-Kinshasa 1–0. Egypt ended being in first place, thus advancing to the next round, where they faced Sudan. Egypt eventually lost their first game in the Africa Cup of Nations by a scored of 2–1, then in the third place match, won Ivory Coast 3–1.[10]

Egypt failed to qualify for the first time in 1972 after being eliminated by Morocco by an aggregate score of 5–3.[11] However, Egypt returned for 1974, hosting the event. They finished third place.[12] Two years later, in Ethiopia, they were in Group A with the hosts, Guinea, and Uganda. Egypt defeated Uganda 2–1, but drew against Uganda and Ethiopia. Egypt advanced to the final round, and lost all matches.[13] This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost 3 consecutive games. Egypt then failed to qualify for 1978.[14]

Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations, defeating Ivory Coast and defeated Tanzania, but lost to hosts Nigeria 1–0. Egypt progressed to the semi-finals to face Algeria, who defeated the Egyptians on penalties.[15] For the Four years later, Egypt defeated Cameroon and Ivory Coast, and drew Togo, eventually finishing fourth behind Algeria.[16]

For 1986, Egypt hosted; they lost to Senegal 1–0. However, Egypt went on to win their two remaining games in the group stage, 2–0 against the Ivory Coast and Mozambique. Egypt advanced to the final for the first time since 1962, eventually winning.[17] Egypt qualified for 1990, losing all group stage matches, thus making Egypt fail to obtain at least one point for the first time in the Africa Cup of Nations.[18]They repeated this in 1992.[18]

In the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, Egypt defeated Gabon 4–0 and tied Nigeria 0–0. They lost to Mali 1–0 in the quarterfinals.[19] Egypt won their fourth title in 1998, defeating South Africa in the final.[20]

Egypt qualified for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, in Tunisia. Egypt were placed in Group C with Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. Egypt won 2–1 against Zimbabwe, lost 2–1 to Algeria, and drew 0–0 against Cameroon, failing to qualify for the quarter-finals due to Algeria scoring more goals than Egypt in the group stage, after being equal on points and goal difference.[21]

El Hadary
Said
Gomaa
El Sakka
Barakat
Abdel Wahab
Hassan
Shawky
Moteab
Zaki
Egypt's starting line-up against Ivory Coast at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final

The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was hosted in Egypt; the hosts were in Group A with Libya, Morocco, and the Ivory Coast. Egypt defeated Libya 3–0, tied 0–0 against Morocco, and won 3–1 against the Ivory Coast. Egypt would eventually win the tournament on penalties, and would also win the 2008 and 2010 tournaments.[22][23] They would then fail to qualify for the next three AFCON tournaments.

Egypt qualified for the 2017 tournament, drawing against Mali in their first match in Group D.[24] Successive 1–0 wins against Uganda and Ghana saw the Pharaohs qualify to the quarter-finals as group winners.[25][26] Egypt faced Morocco at the quarter-final stage, and defeated them for the first time in 31 years to set up a semi-final clash with Burkina Faso.[27] Mohamed Salah's goal against the Stallions was canceled out by an Aristide Bancé strike; however, veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary saved two spot-kicks in the penalty shootout to earn a spot in the final for Egypt.[28] Egypt then faced Cameroon, and lost the final for the second time.

In the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, hosts Egypt were knocked out by South Africa in the round of 16, despite three wins in the group stage.[29] In the 2021 Africa Cup, Egypt went to the final despite dire performances in the group stage and beating Ivory Coast on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Egypt then beat Cameroon 3–1 in penalties after a 0–0 draw, to reach their 10th final, beating Ghana's record of final appearances. Egypt suffered their first of two losses to Senegal in 2022, both on penalties (in the AFCON final and in World Cup qualifying), both winning penalties scored by Sadio Mané.[30]

FIFA World Cup
Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times: in 1934, in 1990 and for the 2018 editions. Egypt was the first African country to qualify for the World Cup, beating Mandatory Palestine. It lost to Hungary 4–2 in their first and only match in 1934.

In 1990, Egypt qualified after beating Algeria 1–0 in the playoffs. They were drawn in Group F, with Ireland, England and the Netherlands. Since the Egyptians favored defensive tactics, they scored only one goal in the 1990 World Cup. A 1–1 draw with UEFA Euro 1988 champions Netherlands gave the Egyptians their first point in the World Cup. This was followed by a draw against Ireland and a 1–0 loss to England.

On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after a 2–1 win over Congo.[31]

In the 2018 World Cup, Egypt was drawn with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and the hosts, Russia. They started their first game against Uruguay, without Salah, who was injured in the UEFA Champions League final. Despite this, they lost 1–0, and goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy was voted man of the match. He refused the reward due to sponsorship by Budweiser.[32]

Salah returned to the starting lineup when Egypt faced Russia. Russia led 3–0, and then Salah scored Egypt's first World Cup goal in 28 years.

Egypt's third and final match was a Red Sea Derby against Saudi Arabia, also out of contention after two losses. Essam El Hadary became the oldest player in the World Cup at 45 years and 161 days.

Héctor Cúper, who was criticised due to his defensive strategies against Saudi Arabia, was sacked.[33] The Egyptian Football Association was also criticised due to having its base in Chechnya, far from where Egypt's matches were played.[34] The Egyptian media and the public heavily criticized EFA's management of the team.[35][36][37]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4  Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

Home stadium

Egypt's home games are early years were played at Cairo International Stadium since 1960, during renovations they play at Borg El Arab Stadium

Kits and crests
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Egypt national football team kits.

The Egypt national football team's Home color is red, away is white and third is green.

Kit suppliers
Kit supplier Period
Adidas 1990–1995
Venecia 1995–1998
Puma 1999–2004
Adidas 2004–2006
Puma 2006–2011
Adidas 2012–2018
Puma 2019–

Results and fixtures

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

2021
12 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Angola  2–2  Egypt Luanda, Angola
20:00 WAT (UTC+1)
  • Costa 25'
  • Nzola 35' (pen.)
 Report
  • El Neny 45+1'
  • Tawfik 59'
 Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
16 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  2–1  Gabon Alexandria, Egypt
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Allevinah 54'
 Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
1 December 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D Egypt  1–0  Lebanon Doha, Qatar
16:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 11,757
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
4 December 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D Sudan  0–5  Egypt Doha, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+3) Report
  • Refaat 4'
  • Sayed 13' (pen.)
  • Mah. Hamdy 31'
  • Faisal 57'
  • Sherif 80'
 Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
7 December 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Group D Algeria  1–1  Egypt Al Wakrah, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3)
  • Tougai 20'
 Report
  • El Solia 60' (pen.)
 Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 32,418
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
11 December 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Quarter-finals Egypt  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Jordan Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+3)
  • Mar. Hamdy 45+1'
  • Refaat 100'
  • Dawoud 119'
 Report
  • Al Naimat 12'
 Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 28,306
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
15 December 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Semi-finals Tunisia  1–0  Egypt Doha, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+3)
  • El Solia 90+5' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 36,427
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
18 December 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Third place play-off Egypt  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		  Qatar Doha, Qatar
13:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 30,978
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Penalties
  • Magdy
  • El Solia
  • Hegazi
  • Abou El Fotouh
  • Tawfik
  • Sherif
  • Al Haydos
  • Khoukhi
  • Hassan
  • Alaaeldin
  • Afif
  • Boudiaf

2022
11 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group D Nigeria  1–0  Egypt Garoua, Cameroon
17:00 WAT (UTC+1)
  • Iheanacho 30'
 Report Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
15 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group D Guinea-Bissau  0–1  Egypt Garoua, Cameroon
20:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
19 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group D Egypt  1–0  Sudan Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 WAT (UTC+1)
  • Abdel Monem 35'
 Report Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
26 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 Ivory Coast  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		  Egypt Douala, Cameroon
17:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Japoma Stadium
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Penalties
  • Zizo
  • El Solia
  • Kamal
  • Abdelmonem
  • Salah
30 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-finals Egypt  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Morocco Yaoundé, Cameroon
16:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
3 February 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Semi-finals Cameroon  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		  Egypt Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Olembe Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Penalties
  • Aboubakar
  • Moukoudi
  • Léa Siliki
  • N'Jie
  • Zizo
  • Abdelmonem
  • Lasheen
6 February 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final Senegal  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		  Egypt Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Olembe Stadium
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Penalties
  • Zizo
  • Abdelmonem
  • Hamdy
  • Lasheen
25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  1–0  Senegal Cairo, Egypt
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
29 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Senegal  1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–1 p)		  Egypt Dakar, Senegal
17:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Dia 3'
 Report Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Penalties
  • Salah
  • Sayed
  • El Solia
  • Mohamed
5 June 2023 AFCON qualification Egypt  1–0  Guinea Cairo, Egypt
21:00
  • Mohamed 87'
 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
9 June 2023 AFCON qualification Ethiopia  2–0  Egypt Lilongwe, Malawi
  • Hotessa 21'
  • Bekele 39'
 Report Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
14 June Friendly South Korea  4–1  Egypt Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
  • Hwang Ui-jo 14'
  • Kim Young-gwon 21'
  • Cho Gue-sung 85'
  • Kwon Chang-hoon 90+1'
 Report
  • Mostafa 37'
 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
23 September Friendly Egypt  3–0  Niger Alexandria, Egypt
 Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
27 September Friendly Egypt  3–0  Liberia Alexandria, Egypt
  • Marmoush 38'
  • Abdelmonem 57'
  • Hassan 90' (pen.)
 Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Youssef Sraïri (Tunisia)
18 November Friendly Egypt  v  Belgium Kuwait City, Kuwait
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

2023
March 2023 AFCON qualification Egypt  v  Malawi
March 2023 AFCON qualification Malawi  v  Egypt
September 2023 AFCON qualification Guinea  v  Egypt
September 2023 AFCON qualification Egypt  v  Ethiopia

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Rui Vitória
Assistant coaches Mohamed Shawky
Serginho
Technical Advisor
Goalkeeping coach Essam El Hadary
Luís Esteves
Physiotherapist
Fitness coach

Coaching history
  1. Hussein Hegazi (1920–24)
  2. James McCrae (1934–36)
  3. Tewfik Abdullah (1940–44)
  4. Eric Keen (1947–48)
  5. Edward Jones (1949–52)
  6. National Committee1 (1953–54)
  7. Ljubiša Broćić (1954–55)
  8. Mourad Fahmy (1955–57)
  9. Mohamed El-Guindi & Hanafy Bastan (1958)
  10. Pál Titkos (1959–61)
  11. Mohamed El-Guindi & Hanafy Bastan (1962)
  12. Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1963)
  13. Branko Horvatek (1963–64)
  14. Andrija Pflander (1964–65)
  15. Dimitri Tadić (1965)
  16. Andrija Kovač (1965)
  17. Sándor Kapocsi (1965–67)
  18. Saleh El Wahsh & Kamal El Sabagh (1968–70)
  19. Dettmar Cramer (1971–74)
  20. Burkhard Pape (1975–77)
  21. Dušan Nenković (1977–78)
  22. Taha Ismail (1978)
  23. Bundzsák Dezso (1979)
  24. Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1980)
  25. Abdel Monem El Hajj (1980)
  26. Hamada El Sharqawy (1980)
  27. Karl-Heinz Heddergott (1982–84)
  28. Saleh El Wahsh (1984)
  29. Mike Smith (1985–88)
  30. Mahmoud El Gohary (1988–90)
  31. Dietrich Weise (1990–91)
  32. Mahmoud Saad (1992)
  33. Mahmoud El Gohary (1992)
  34. Mohamed Shehta (1993)
  35. Mircea Rădulescu (1993–94)
  36. Taha Ismail (1994)
  37. Nol de Ruiter (1994–95)
  38. Mohsen Saleh (1995)
  39. Ruud Krol (1996)
  40. Farouk Gaafar (1996–1997)
  41. Mahmoud El Gohary (1997–99)
  42. Gerard Gili (1999–00)
  43. Mahmoud El Gohary (2000–02)
  44. Mohsen Saleh (2002–04)
  45. Marco Tardelli (2004–05)
  46. Hassan Shehata (2004–11)
  47. Bob Bradley (2011–13)
  48. Shawky Gharieb (2013–14)
  49. Héctor Cúper (2015–18)
  50. Javier Aguirre (2018–19)
  51. Hossam El Badry (2019–21)
  52. Carlos Queiroz (2021–22)
  53. Ehab Galal (2022)
  54. Rui Vitória (2022–)

Note: 1 A committee of six former Egypt internationals.

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 AFCON qualification matches against Guinea on 2 June 2022.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mohamed El Shenawy (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 41 0 Al Ahly
1GK Gabaski (1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 9 0 National Bank of Egypt
1GK Mohamed Sobhy (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 1 0 Pharco
1GK Seif Eissa (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 7 9 ENPPI
2DF Ahmed Hegazi (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 78 2 Al Ittihad
2DF Mahmoud Alaa (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 15 0 Zamalek
2DF Ali Gabr (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 29 1 Pyramids
2DF Mahmoud El Wensh (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 26 2 Zamalek
2DF Mahmoud Marei (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 0 0 Future
2DF Ayman Ashraf (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 25 2 Al Ahly
2DF Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 20 1 Zamalek
2DF Mohamed Hamdy (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 2 0 Pyramids
2DF Mohamed Hany (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 8 0 Al Ahly
2DF Omar Kamal (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 10 0 Future
2DF Omar Gaber (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 31 1 Pyramids
2DF Yasser Ibrahim (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 2 0 Al Ahly
2DF Mohamed Abdel Monem (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 10 1 Al Ahly
3MF Emam Ashour (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 4 0 Zamalek
3MF Hussein El Shahat (1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 10 0 Al Ahly
3MF Mohamed Elneny (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 92 8 Arsenal
3MF Dunga (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 8 0 Pyramids
3MF Mohanad Lasheen (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 7 0 Tala'ea El Gaish
3MF Canaria (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 0 0 Smouha
3MF Afsha (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 18 5 Al Ahly
3MF Trézéguet (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 57 8 Trabzonspor
3MF Hamdy Fathy (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 24 2 Al Ahly
3MF Amr El Solia (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 48 1 Al Ahly
4FW Mohamed Salah (captain) (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 86 49 Liverpool
4FW Mostafa Fathi (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 15 0 Al-Taawoun
4FW Zizo (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 21 1 Zamalek
4FW Ibrahim Adel (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 1 0 Pyramids
4FW Ahmed Refaat (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 5 2 Future
4FW Ramadan Sobhi (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 37 2 Pyramids
4FW Omar Marmoush (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 11 1 VfB Stuttgart
4FW Marwan Hamdy (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 13 1 Smouha
4FW Mohamed Sherif (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 18 5 Al Ahly
4FW Mostafa Mohamed (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 18 2 FC Nantes

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohamed Fawzy (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 0 0 Ismaily 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK Mohamed Bassam (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 0 0 Tala'ea El Gaish 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
GK Mahmoud Genish (1987-05-25) 25 May 1987 3 0 Future v.  Gabon, 16 November 2021
DF Akram Tawfik (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 9 1 Al Ahly 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Marwan Dawoud (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 2 1 ENPPI 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Ahmed Yassin (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 3 0 National Bank of Egypt 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Ahmed Ramadan (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 0 0 Smouha 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Mohamed Fathallah (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 0 0 Ghazl El Mahalla 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Ahmed Fathy (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984 136 3 Pyramids 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
DF Baher El Mohamady (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 12 1 Ismaily 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
DF Ahmed Tawfik (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 5 0 Pyramids 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
DF Hussein El Sayed (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 2 0 Pyramids 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
MF Abdallah El Said (1985-07-13) 13 July 1985 58 6 Pyramids 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Tarek Hamed (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 50 0 Al-Ittihad 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
MF Ahmed Samir (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 1 0 Tala'ea El Gaish 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
MF Mohamed Metwalli (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 0 0 Smouha v.  Gabon, 16 November 2021
FW Ahmed Hassan (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 26 5 Alanyaspor 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Ahmed Yasser Rayyan (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 3 0 Altay 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Hussein Faisal (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 4 1 Smouha 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Osama Faisal (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 3 0 National Bank of Egypt 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Salah Mohsen (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 5 1 Al Ahly 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
FW Hossam Hassan (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 3 0 Al Ahly 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad / standby.
RET Retired from the national team.
SUS Player suspended from the squad for disciplinary reasons.
WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.

Records
As of 23 September 2022[38]
Players in bold are still active with Egypt.

Most appearances
Ahmed Hassan has the most caps of any African male footballer, with 184.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1Ahmed Hassan184331995–2012
2Hossam Hassan[lower-alpha 1]176681985–2006
3Essam El Hadary15901996–2018
4Ahmed Fathy13632002–present
5Ibrahim Hassan131141988–2002
6Hany Ramzy12331988–2003
7Wael Gomaa11412001–2013
8Ahmed El Kass112251987–1997
Abdel Zaher El Sakka11241997–2010
10Rabie Yassin10911982–1991

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1Hossam Hassan[lower-alpha 1] (list)681760.391985–2006
2Mohamed Salah49860.572011–present
3Hassan El Shazly42620.681961–1975
4Mohamed Abou Trika381000.382001–2013
5Ahmed Hassan331840.181995–2012
6Amr Zaki30630.482004–2013
7Emad Moteab28700.42004–2015
8Ahmed El Kass251120.221987–1997
9Mahmoud El Khatib24540.441974–1986
Gamal Abdel Hamid24790.31979–1993

Team records

In 2017, Egypt set a new record of 24 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches played without defeat, dating back to their last tournament appearance in 2010. During this run, Egypt also reached a record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating Ghana in the 2010 final, while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5 February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to Cameroon in the 2017 final.

Competitive records

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
1930 Did not enter Did not enter
1934 Round of 16 13th 1 0 0 1 2 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 2
1938 Withdrew Withdrew
1950 Did not enter Did not enter
1954 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 7
1958 Withdrew Withdrew
1962
1966
1970 Did not enter Did not enter
1974 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
1978 10 6 2 2 15 11
1982 2 0 1 1 0 1
1986 6 3 2 1 3 4
1990 Group stage 20th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 8 4 3 1 7 2
1994 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 9 3
1998 6 3 1 2 15 5
2002 10 5 4 1 22 9
2006 10 5 2 3 26 15
2010 13 9 1 3 22 7
2014 8 7 0 1 19 14
2018 Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 2 6 Squad 8 5 1 2 12 5
2022 Did not qualify 8 5 2 1 11 5
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Round of 16 3/22 7 0 2 5 5 12 — 101 58 21 22 176 93

Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1957 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
1959 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
1962 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions
1963 Semi-finals 3rd 3 2 1 0 11 5 Squad – – – – – –
1965 Withdrew after qualifying – – – – – –
1968 Withdrew 3 2 1 0 6 4
1970 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
1972 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 6 6
1974 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
1976 Semi-finals 4th 6 1 2 3 9 12 Squad 4 3 1 0 11 3
1978 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 4 5
1980 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 1 2 6 7 Squad 2 1 0 1 4 3
1982 Withdrew 2 2 0 0 7 3
1984 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 2 1 6 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 3 2
1986 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 5 1 Squad Qualified as hosts
1988 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 1 Squad Qualified as defending champions
1990 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 8 2
1992 11th 2 0 0 2 0 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 13 5
1994 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 4 1 Squad 6 2 2 2 6 5
1996 7th 4 2 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 6 3 1 24 5
1998 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 10 1 Squad 6 2 3 1 12 4
2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 7 3 Squad Qualified as defending champions
2002 6th 4 2 0 2 3 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 6
2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad 4 3 0 1 14 1
2006 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
2008 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 5 Squad 6 3 3 0 9 2
2010 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 15 2 Squad 13 9 1 3 22 7
2012 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 5 5
2013 2 0 1 1 3 4
2015 6 2 0 4 5 6
2017 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 5 3 Squad 4 3 1 0 7 1
2019 Round of 16 10th 4 3 0 1 5 1 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
2021 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 3 1 4 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 10 3
2023To be determined To be determined
2025
Total 7 Titles 25/33 107 60 20 27 168 90 — 113 61 29 23 207 87

FIFA Confederations Cup

Egypt appeared in two of the ten FIFA Confederations Cups contested, being eliminated in the group stage on both occasions. Egypt's first Confederations Cup appearance was in 1999 as a result of winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 1998. The second appearance was in 2009 as the Africa Cup of Nations winners in 2008, where they won against Italy 1–0.

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1992 Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 5 9 Squad
2001 Did not qualify
2003
2005
2009 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad
2013 Did not qualify
2017
Total Group stage 2/10 6 1 2 3 9 16 —

FIFA Arab Cup
FIFA Arab Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1963 Did not enter
1964
1966
1985
1988 Semi-final 3rd 6 3 2 1 6 0 Squad
1992 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 5 3 Squad
1998 Group stage 10th 2 1 0 1 3 5 Squad
2002 Did not enter
2012 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
2021Semi-finals4th 6 3 2 1 10 2 Squad
Total 1 Title 5/10 21 10 7 4 27 14 —

Pan Arab Games
Pan Arab Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1953
Champions1st3300223
1957
 Did not enter
1961
1965
Champions1st6600302
1976
 Did not enter
1985
1997
1999
2007
Champions1st4310101
2011
 Did not enter
Total3 Titles3/10131210626

Olympic Games
Football at the Olympic Games record
Appearances: 12 Qualified : 14
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Athens 1896No football tournament
1900–1912Did not participate
Antwerp 1920First round100112No qualification
Paris 1924Quarter-final210135
Amsterdam 1928Fourth place42021219
Los Angeles 1932No football tournament
Berlin 1936First round100113No qualification
London 1948First round100113
Helsinki 1952First round210167
Melbourne 1956Withdrew from Finals220093
Roma 1960First round30124114301115
Tokyo 1964Fourth place621318164310146
Mexico 1968Withdrew from qualifiers
Munich 1972Did not qualify210123
Montreal 1976201112
Moscow 1980Withdrew from finals413074
Los Angeles 1984Quarter-final411255632163
Seoul 1988Did not qualify421172
Barcelona 1992First round3102566420113
Atlanta 1996Did not qualify421154
Sydney 20008431159
Athens 20046006113
Beijing 2008412164
London 2012Quarter-final4112689513126
Rio de Janeiro 2016Did not qualify110040
Tokyo 2020Quarter-final4112225500114
Total11/2531941862856531171711167
  • Egypt withdrew from the 1956 Football tournament and boycotted the 1980 Olympics after qualifying for both.

All-Africa Games
All-Africa Games record
Appearances: 7
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA
Brazzaville 1965Did not qualify
Lagos 1973Bronze medal53021212
Algiers 1978Withdrew after Round 1321062
Nairobi 1987Gold medal531175
Cairo 1991Fifth place411256
Harare 1995Gold medal540183
Johannesburg 1999Did not qualify
Abuja 2003Group stage300326
Algiers 2007Group stage300348
Maputo 2011Withdrew
Brazzaville 2015Withdrew
Total7/1128133124439
  • Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams

African Games
Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
African Games record
Appearances: 3
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Brazzaville 1965Did not qualify210158
Lagos 1973Bronze medalists53021212321074
Algiers 1978Withdrew during tournament321062220050
Nairobi 1987Winners5311642200102
Total1 title13823241897112714

All-time results

The following table shows Egypt's all-time international record, correct as of 27 September 2022.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
Total7073441651821142716

Egypt - Historical results

Honours

African competitions
Winners: 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010
Runners-up: 1962, 2017, 2021
Third place: 1963, 1970, 1974
Fourth place: 1976, 1980, 1984
  • All-Africa Games
Champions: 1987, 1995
Third place: 1973
  • Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Runners-up: 1988, 2007

Arab competitions
  • Pan Arab Games
Champions: 1953, 1965, 1992*, 2007
Runners-up: 1961
  • Arab Cup
Champions: 1992*
Third Place: 1988
  • Palestine Cup of Nations
Champions: 1972, 1975

Note: * The 1992 edition organised as part of the Pan Arab Games, and also counted as Arab Cup.

Other competitions
  • Mediterranean Games
Champions: 1955
Silver Medalist: 1951
Bronze Medalist: 1983
  • 7th November Cup
Runners-up: 1993
  • Nile Basin Tournament
Champions: 2011
  • LG Cup (association football)
Champions: 2005

See also
  • Egyptian Football Association
  • Egyptian Premier League
  • Egypt Cup
  • Egyptian Super Cup
  • Egypt national under-23 football team
  • Egypt national under-20 football team
  • Egypt national under-17 football team
  • List of football clubs in Egypt
  • List of Egyptian football players in foreign leagues

Notes
  1. Matches against UAE and Morocco (in 1988), Kuwait (in 1989), Mali (twice in 1994) and Ghana (in 1997) are not considered full internationals by FIFA but they are recognised by the Egyptian FA.[39]

Egypt is the only national team that won the Africa Cup Of Nations 3 times in a row.

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