Egypt national football team

Egypt
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Pharaohs
El Sajideen
Association Egyptian Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Hassan Shehata
Asst coach Shawky Gharib
Hamada Sedki
Captain Ahmed Hassan
Most caps Ahmed Hassan (175)
Top scorer Hossam Hassan (69)
Home stadium Cairo International Stadium
FIFA code EGY
FIFA ranking 9
Highest FIFA ranking 9 (July 2010,August 2010)
Lowest FIFA ranking 44 (July 2002, May 2003)
Elo ranking 12
Highest Elo ranking 12 (July 2010)
Lowest Elo ranking 62 (March 1986, June 1997)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 2 – 1 Egypt Egypt
(Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
Egypt Egypt 15 – 0 Laos 
(Indonesia; November 1963)
Biggest defeat
 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 22 (First in 1957)
Best result Winners, 1957, 1959,
1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010
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 (EFA). They are the current African Champions having won the 2010 African Cup of Nations (ACN). They are also the most successful African team at Confederation level, winning the ACN seven times: the inaugural ACN in Sudan in 1957, at home in 1959, 1986 and Egypt in 2006, and in Burkina Faso in 1998, Ghana in 2008, and Angola in 2010. Egypt have been as high as 9th in the FIFA world rankings, making them one of only two African and Arab national teams ever to enter the world top ten. Despite this, Egypt has so far made only two appearances in the World Cup finals, with no victories.

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History

Egypt was the first African or Arab country to participate in the World Cup when it 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 Italia 1990. They were known as the United Arab Republic national football team when Egypt and Syria joined to form the United Arab Republic (UAR) from 1958 to 1961, with Egypt retaining the name of the UAR until 1971. They finished 4th in the Olympic Games twice (1928 and 1964).

Honours

World-wide:
  • Fourth Place (2) 1928, 1964
African Competitions :
  • Winners (7) 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 (Most successful team)
  • Second Place (1) 1962
  • Third Place (3) 1963, 1970, 1974
  • Fourth Place (3) 1976, 1980, 1984
  • African Youth Championship
  • All Africa Games
  • Gold Medal (2) 1987, 1995
  • Bronze Medal (1) 1973
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations :
  • 1 Time Runners-Up: 1988
Arab Competitions :
  • Pan Arab Games
  • Gold Medal (4) 1953, 1965, 1992, 2007 (Most successful team)
  • Silver Medal (1) 1961
  • Arab Cup of Nations
  • Winner (1) 1992
  • Palestine Cup
  • Winner (2) 1972, 1975
Mediterranean Games :
  • 1 Time Gold Medalist
  • 1 Time Silver Medalist
  • 1 Time Bronze Medalist
Francophone Games :
  • 1 Time Silver Medalist : 1994
  • 1 Time Bronze Medalist : 2001

Competitive record

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup
Year Result Pos P W D L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Italy 1934 Round 1 13 1 0 0 1 2 4
France 1938 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Brazil 1950 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1958 to 1966 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Mexico 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1974 to 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Italy 1990 Round 1 20 3 0 2 1 1 2
1994 to 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Total 2/19 4 0 2 2 3 6

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations
Titles: 7
Appearances: 22
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 Champions

Confederations Cup record

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

Summer Olympics record

Football at the Summer Olympics
Year Result Pos P W D L GS GA
1900 to 1920 Did not enter - - - - - - -
France 1924 Quarter-final - 2 1 0 1 3 5
Netherlands 1928 Semi-Final 4 4 2 0 2 12 19
Nazi Germany 1936 Round 1 - 1 0 0 1 1 3
United Kingdom 1948 Round 1 - 1 0 0 1 1 3
Finland 1952 Round 1 - 2 2 0 1 6 7
Australia 1956 Withdrew after qualifying - - - - - - -
Italy 1960 Round 1 - 3 0 1 2 4 11
Japan 1964 Semi-Final 4 6 2 1 3 18 16
1968 to 1976 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew after qualifying - - - - - - -
United States 1984 Quarter-final - 4 1 1 2 5 5
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Spain 1992 Round 1 - 3 1 0 2 4 6
1996 to 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Total /

Egyptian record set in 2010

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.[1] In February 2010, the EFA agreed to let Shehata take charge of Nigeria in 2010 World Cup only if official request was sent[2]. Ultimately, Shehata did not take the position.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Third Round
Group 3

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
 Egypt 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
 Zambia 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5
 Rwanda 6 0 2 4 1 8 −7 2
  Algeria Egypt Rwanda Zambia
Algeria  3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 0
Egypt  2 – 0 3 – 0 1 – 1
Rwanda  0 – 0 0 – 1 0 – 0
Zambia  0 – 2 0 – 1 1 – 0

Results and Fixtures

All-time team record

All-time team results with all nations, up till September 5, 2010.

Results

Date Location Home Team Score Away Team Occasion
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
14 November 2009 Cairo Egypt 2 - 0 Algeria FIFA World Cup Qualifier
18 November 2009 Umm Durmān Egypt 0 - 1 Algeria FIFA World Cup Qualifier Tiebreaker
29 December 2009 Cairo Egypt 1 - 1 Malawi Friendly
4 January 2010 Dubai Egypt 1 - 0 Mali Friendly
12 January 2010 Benguela Egypt 3 - 1 Nigeria 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
16 January 2010 Benguela Mozambique 0 - 2 Egypt 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
20 January 2010 Benguela Egypt 2 - 0 Benin 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
25 January 2010 Benguela Egypt 3 - 1 Cameroon 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
28 January 2010 Benguela Algeria 0 - 4 Egypt 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
31 January 2010 Luanda Ghana 0 - 1 Egypt 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
3 March 2010 London England 3 - 1 Egypt Friendly
11 August 2010 Cairo Egypt 6 - 3 DR Congo Friendly
05 September 2010 Cairo Egypt 1 - 1 Sierra Leone 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier
08 October 2010 Niamey Niger - Egypt 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier
22 October 2010 Egypt - Kuwait Friendly

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for a friendly match against Sierra Leone.

Caps and goals as of September 5, 2010, subsequent to the friendly match against DR Congo.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Essam El-Hadary January 15, 1973 (1973-01-15) (age 38) 122 0 Egypt Zamalek
GK Abdel Wahed Al Sayed June 3, 1977 (1977-06-03) (age 33) 30 0 Egypt Zamalek
GK Mohamed Sobhy August 30, 1981 (1981-08-30) (age 29) 4 0 Egypt Ismaily
DF Mahmoud Fathallah February 12, 1982 (1982-02-12) (age 29) 33 2 Egypt Zamalek
DF Ahmed El Mohamady September 9, 1987 (1987-09-09) (age 23) 41 1 England Sunderland
DF Moatasem Salem September 2, 1980 (1980-09-02) (age 30) 7 0 Egypt Ismaily
DF Sherif Abdel-Fadil July 2, 1983 (1983-07-02) (age 27) 5 0 Egypt Al-Ahly
DF Mohamed Nageib January 13, 1983 (1983-01-13) (age 28) 0 0 Egypt El-Shorta
DF Ahmed Fathy November 10, 1984 (1984-11-10) (age 26) 73 3 Egypt Al-Ahly
DF Mohamed Abdel-Shafy July 1, 1985 (1985-07-01) (age 25) 9 1 Egypt Zamalek
DF Sayed Moawad February 25, 1979 (1979-02-25) (age 31) 55 0 Egypt Al-Ahly
DF Wael Gomaa August 3, 1975 (1975-08-03) (age 35) 93 0 Egypt Al-Ahly
MF Amr Al-Sulaya February 4, 1989 (1989-02-04) (age 22) 2 0 Egypt Ismaily
MF Walid Soliman December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01) (age 26) 6 0 Egypt ENPPI
MF Hossam Ghaly December 15, 1981 (1981-12-15) (age 29) 36 2 Egypt Al-Ahly
MF Ahmed Hassan Captain sports.svg May 3, 1975 (1975-05-03) (age 35) 175 32 Egypt Al-Ahly
MF Ahmed Khairy October 1, 1987 (1987-10-01) (age 23) 3 0 Egypt Ismaily
MF Mohamed Aboutrika November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07) (age 32) 72 25 Egypt Al-Ahly
FW Ahmed Hassan Mekky April 20, 1987 (1987-04-20) (age 23) 2 0 Egypt Haras El-Hodood
FW Ahmed Ali May 21, 1986 (1986-05-21) (age 24) 2 2 Egypt Ismaily
FW Gedo October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30) (age 26) 11 7 Egypt Al-Ahly
FW Ahmed Abd El-Zaher January 15, 1985 (1985-01-15) (age 26) 1 0 Egypt ENPPI

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 Callup
GK Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud January 1, 1988 (1988-01-01) (age 23) 1 0 Egypt Al-Ahly vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
GK Ahmed Adel April 10, 1987 (1987-04-10) (age 23) 0 0 Egypt Al-Ahly vs  Malawi, Dec. 29, 2009 (Friendly)
GK El-Hany Soliman November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01) (age 26) 0 0 Egypt Al-Ittihad vs  Zambia, October 10, 2009 (WCQ)
DF Hany Said April 22, 1980 (1980-04-22) (age 30) 78 0 Egypt Zamalek vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
DF Abdel El-Saqua January 30, 1974 (1974-01-30) (age 37) 111 4 Egypt ENPPI vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
DF Ahmed Samir Farag May 20, 1986 (1986-05-20) (age 24) 9 0 Egypt Ismaily vs  Malawi, Dec. 29, 2009 (Friendly)
DF Hazem Emam October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08) (age 22) 2 0 Egypt Zamalek vs  Malawi, Dec. 29, 2009 (Friendly)
DF Ahmed Said March 13, 1984 (1984-03-13) (age 26) 10 0 Egypt Haras El Hodood vs  Algeria, November 18, 2009 (WCQ)
DF Ahmed Kamal October 29, 1981 (1981-10-29) (age 29) 2 0 Egypt Haras El Hodood vs  Zambia, October 10, 2009 (WCQ)
MF Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek May 15, 1980 (1980-05-15) (age 30) 36 5 Egypt Haras El Hodood vs  Congo DR, August 11, 2010 (Friendly)
MF Shikabala March 5, 1986 (1986-03-05) (age 24) 11 1 Egypt Zamalek vs  Congo DR, August 11, 2010 (Friendly)
MF Hosny Abd Rabo November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01) (age 26) 75 14 Egypt Ismaily vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
MF Abdelaziz Tawfik May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24) (age 24) 7 0 Egypt ENPPI vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
MF Mohamed Shaaban December 25, 1984 (1984-12-25) (age 26) 1 0 Egypt Petrojet vs  Malawi, Dec. 29, 2009 (Friendly)
MF Mostafa Shebeita May 1, 1988 (1988-05-01) (age 22) 1 0 Egypt Al-Ahly vs  Malawi, Dec. 29, 2009 (Friendly)
MF Mohamed Barakat November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20) (age 34) 68 9 Egypt Al-Ahly vs  Algeria, November 18, 2009 (WCQ)
MF Homos January 1, 1979 (1979-01-01) (age 32) 26 1 Egypt Ismaily vs  Algeria, November 18, 2009 (WCQ)
MF Mohamed Shawky October 5, 1981 (1981-10-05) (age 29) 68 7 Egypt Al-Ahly vs  Algeria, November 18, 2009 (WCQ)
FW Amr Zaki March 5, 1986 (1986-03-05) (age 24) 57 28 Egypt Zamalek vs  Congo DR, August 11, 2010 (Friendly)
FW Mohamed Zidan December 11, 1981 (1981-12-11) (age 29) 35 8 Germany Borussia Dortmund vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
FW Emad Moteab February 20, 1983 (1983-02-20) (age 27) 63 31 Belgium Standard Liege vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
FW Al-Sayed Hamdy March 1, 1984 (1984-03-01) (age 26) 3 0 Egypt Petrojet vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
FW Ahmed Raouf September 15, 1982 (1982-09-15) (age 28) 8 1 Egypt ENPPI vs  England, March 3, 2010 (Friendly)
FW Mido February 24, 1983 (1983-02-24) (age 27) 51 19 Netherlands Ajax vs  Malawi, Dec. 29, 2009 (Friendly)
FW Mohamed El-Gabbas July 1, 1987 (1987-07-01) (age 23) 2 0 Belgium Lierse vs  Zambia, October 10, 2009 (WCQ)
FW Salah Amin September 18, 1981 (1981-09-18) (age 29) 1 0 Egypt El-Geish vs  Mauritius, October 2, 2009 (Friendly)

Kit Supplier

  • Adidas (1990–1998)
  • Veneci (1998–2000)
  • Puma (2000–Present)

Player history

See also List of Egypt international footballers

Caps and goals as of August 11 , 2010.

Most capped players

# Name Career Caps Goals Goals per game
1 Ahmed Hassan 1995- 175 32 0.18
2 Hossam Hassan 1985–2006 169 69 0.40
3 Ibrahim Hassan 1985–2004 125 12 0.09
4 Hany Ramzy 1988–2003 124 6 0.04
5 Essam El-Hadary 1997- 122 0 0
6 Nader El-Sayed 1992–2005 110 0 0
7 Abdel Zaher El-Sakka 1997– 110 4 0.037
8 Ismail Youssef 1985–1997 97 2 0.02
9 Magdi Abdelghani 1980–1990 93 34 0.27
10 Wael Gomaa 2001- 93 0 0

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 (93) 0.27
4 Emad Moteab 2005- 31 (63) 0.49
5 Ahmed Hassan 1995- 32 (175) 0.18
6 Amr Zaki 2004- 28 (57) 0.47
7 Mohamed Aboutrika 2004- 25 (72) 0.35
8 Ahmed Hossam 'Mido' 2001- 19 (48) 0.39
9 Ahmed Belal 2002- 16 (29) 0.69

See also

  • Egyptian Premier League
  • Egypt Cup
  • Egyptian Super Cup
  • Egypt national under-20 football team
  • List of football clubs in Egypt

References

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