Egypt national football team

Egypt

Nickname(s)	The Pharaohs
Association	Egyptian Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	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	21
Highest FIFA ranking	17 (May 1998, Feb 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking	44 (July 2002, May 2003)
Elo ranking	T24
Highest Elo ranking	15 (1967, 1971 & 2008)
Lowest Elo ranking	62 (March 1986, June 1997)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Italy 2 - 1 Egypt (Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
United Arab Republic 15 - 0 Laos (Indonesia; November 1963)
Biggest defeat
Italy 11 - 3 Egypt (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 10 June 1928)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1934)
Best result	Round 1, 1934 and 1990
African Nations Cup
Appearances	21 (First in 1957)
Best result	Winners, 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1999)
Best result	1st round, 1999

The Egypt national football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم‎), nicknamed The Pharaohs, 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.

Honours

World Cups :

• Bronze Medalist at World Youth Cup (2001)

African Competitions :

• 6 Times Champion of African Cup of Nations (1957/59/86/98/2006/2008)
• 3 Times Champion of African Youth Championship (1981& 1991& 2003)
• 1 Time Champion of African Under-17 Championship (1997)
• 2 Times Gold Medalist at All Africa Games (Kenya 1987 / Zimbabwe 1995)

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations :

• 2 Time Runners-Up

Arab Competitions :

• 3 Times Gold Medalist at the Pan Arab Games (1953, 1965, 2007)
• 1 Time Champion of Arab Cup of Nations (1992)

Mediterranean Games :

• 1 Time Gold Medalist
• 1 Time Silver Medalist
• 1 Time Bronze Medalist

Francophone Games :

• 1 Time Bronze Medalist

Egypt

World Cups :

• 2 Participations in World Cups 1934 and 1990 (1st round )
• 5 Participations in World Youth Cups 1981 (1/4 final), 1991 (1st Round), 2001 (Bronze Medal), 2003 (2nd Round) & 2005 (1st Round).
• 2 Participations in World Junior Cups 1987(10th) & 1997(Host-8th)
• 3 Participations in World Futsal Cup (Indoor) 1996 (1st round, 2000 1/4 Final, and 2008 1st round)

Olympic :

• 10 Participations in Olympic Games (4th Place in 1928 & 1964) & (Quarter Finals in 1984)
• 3 times gold medal winners in the Pan Arab games (1953, 1965 and 2007)

Egyptian Club Achievements

African :

• 12 Times Champions of African Champions League (1970/82/84/86/87/93/96/2001/2002/2005/2006/2008)
• 8 Times Champions of African Cup Winners' Cup (1982/83/84/85/86/93/96/2000)
• 6 Times Champions of African Super Cup (1994/97/2001/2002/2005)
• 3 Times Champions of Afro-Asian Cup (1987/88/97)
• 1 Time Bronze Medalist of FIFA Club World Championship (2006)

Arab :

• 1 Time Champions of Arab Champions League (1996)
• 1 Time Champions of Arab Cup Winners' Cup (1995)
• 2 Times Champions of Arab Super Cup (Al-Nokhba)(1997/1998)

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	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Round 1	20	3	0	2	1	1	2
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

African Nations Cup record

African Cup of Nations
Titles: 6 Appearances: 21
Year	Position		Year	Position		Year	Position
1957	Champions		1976	Fourth place		1994	Quarter-finals
1959	Champions		1978	Did not qualify		1996	Quarter-finals
1962	Runners up		1980	Fourth place		1998	Champions
1963	Third place		1982	Withdrew		2000	Quarter-finals
1965	Withdrew after qualifying		1984	Fourth place		2002	Quarter-finals
1968	Withdrew		1986	Champions		2004	Round 1
1970	Third place		1988	Round 1		2006	Champions
1972	Did not qualify		1990	Round 1		2008	Champions
1974	Third place		1992	Round 1		2010

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

Confederations Cup record

FIFA Confederations Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Round 1	3	0	2	1	5	9
2001	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Third Round
Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Algeria  — 6-Jun 10-Oct 5-Sep Egypt  14-Nov — 10-Jun 29-Mar Rwanda  28-Mar 5-Sep — 14-Nov Zambia  20-Jun 10-Oct 6-Jun —

Current Squad

Players in the 22-man squad, following withdrawals, for the friendly against Benin on 19 November 2008.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Essam El-Hadary	15 January 1973 (age 35)	FC Sion	107 (0)
Abdel Wahed Al Sayed	3 June 1977 (age 31)	El Zamalek	25 (0)
Amir Abdelhamid	24 April 1979 (age 29)	El Ahly	1 (0)
Defenders
Wael Gomaa	3 August 1975 (age 33)	El Ahly	73 (0)
Hani Said	22 April 1980 (age 28)	El Zamalek	53 (0)
Ahmad El-Sayed	30 October 1980 (age 27)	El Ahly	1 (0)
Ahmed Al-Muhammadi	9 September 1987 (age 21)	ENPPI	21 (0)
Mahmoud Fathallah	12 February 1982 (age 26)	El Zamalek	20 (0)
Ahmed Samir Farag	20 May 1986 (age 22)	Ismaily SC	6 (0)
Osama Mohamed	1 October 1979 (age 29)	Petrojet	0 (0)
Midfielders
Ahmed Hassan	2 May 1975 (age 33)	El Ahly	150 (25)
Mohamed Abo Treika	7 November 1978 (age 30)	El Ahly	57 (18)
Hosny Abd Rabo	1 November 1984 (age 24)	Ahli Dubai	54 (9)
Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek	15 May 1980 (age 28)	Haras El Hodood	14 (4)
Mohamed Soliman "Humos"	1 January 1979 (age 29)	Ismaily SC	11 (0)
Ahmed Shaaban	10 October 1978 (age 30)	Petrojet	4 (0)
Abdallah Said	13 July 1985 (age 23)	Ismaily SC	2 (0)
Islam Awad	July 2, 1987 (age 21)	ENPPI	2 (0)
Walid Soliman	1 December 1984 (age 24)	Petrojet	1 (0)
Wael Riad	8 February 1982 (age 26)	Egypt Telecom	? (?)
Strikers
Emad Motaeb	20 February 1983 (age 25)	Ittihad Jeddah	49 (27)
Ahmed Abdel Ghani	1 December 1981 (age 27)	Haras El Hodood	2 (0)

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in 2008.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
Mohamed Abdel Monsef	February 6, 1977	Al-Zamalek	11 (0)	v Sudan, August 21, 2008
Mohamed Sobhy	August 30, 1981	Ismaily	? (?)	v Congo DR, September 7, 2008
El-Hany Soliman	November 1, 1984	El-Ittihad	0 (0)	v Djibouti, October 12, 2008
Defenders
Amir Azmy	February 14, 1983	Hacettepe Spor	5 (1)	v Djibouti, October 12, 2008
Ahmad Shedid Qinawi	January 1, 1986	El-Masry	1 (0)	v Djibouti, October 12, 2008
Mohsen Hendawy	March 20, 1981	Ghazl El-Mehalla	3 (0)	v Djibouti, October 12, 2008
Ahmed Fathi	November 10, 1984	Al-Ahly	47 (2)	v Argentina, March 26, 2008
Sayed Moawad	February 25, 1979	Al-Ahly	30 (2)	v Sudan, August 21, 2008
Shady Mohamed	November 29, 1977	Al-Ahly	25 (1)	v Sudan, August 21, 2008
Ibrahim Said	October 16, 1979	Ismaily	? (?)	v Argentina, March 26, 2008
Abdelaziz Tawfik	May 24, 1986	ENPPI	? (?)	v Djibouti, June 6, 2008
Midfielders
Mohamed Shawky	November 10, 1984	Middlesbrough	50 (3)	v Djibouti, October 12, 2008
Hossam Ghaly	December 15, 1981	Tottenham Hotspur	26 (2)	v Malawi, June 22, 2008
Mohamed Barakat	November 20, 1976	Al-Ahly	62 (8)	v Saudi Arabia, November 25, 2007
Hassan Mostafa	November 20, 1979	Al-Ahly	28 (2)	v Malawi, June 22, 2008
Hossam Ashour	March 9, 1986	Al-Ahly	1 (0)	v Malawi, August 21, 2008
Omar Gamal	September 16, 1982	Al-Ismaily	3 (0)	v Argentina, March 26, 2008
Mahmood Abdelrazek "Shikabala"	March 5, 1986	Al-Zamalek	5 (2)	v Malawi, June 22, 2008
Strikers
Amr Zaki	April 1, 1983	Wigan Athletic	48 (29)	v Congo DR, September 7, 2008
Mido	February 23, 1983	Middlesbrough	48 (19)	v Congo DR, September 7, 2008
Mohamed Zidan	December 11, 1981	Borussia Dortmund	17 (6)	v Argentina, March 26, 2008
Mohamed Fadl	August 12, 1980	Al-Ismaily	5 (2)	v Congo DR, September 7, 2008
Ahmed Raouf	September 15, 1982	ENPPI	1 (0)	v Sudan, August 21, 2008

Notable Players

• Hossam Hassan
• Mahmoud El-Khateeb
• Saleh Selim
• Mohamed Latif
• Hassan Shehata
• Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh
• Ibrahim Youssef
• Ismail Youssef
• Ibrahim Hassan
• Taher Abouzaid
• Abdel Sattar Sabry
• Hany Ramzy
• Rabie Yassin
• Hazem Emam
• Tarek Yehia
• Ahmed Shobair
• Ekramy
• Thabet El-Batal
• Moustafa Younis
• Moustafa Abdou
• Magdy Abdel Ghany
• Rifaat El-Fanageely
• Hussein Hegazi
• Mahmoud El-Gohary
• Nader El-Sayed
• Mustafa Mansour

See also

• Egyptian Premier League
• Egypt Cup
• Egyptian Super Cup
• List of football clubs in Egypt

External links

• Egyptian FA official site
• Egyptian Players
• Egyptian Soccer and Sports
• All About Egyptian Soccer
• Information on National team and club football in Egypt
• Egyptian Replica Jerseys

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National football teams of Africa (CAF)
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Arab Nations Cup Winners
4 titles :  Iraq (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) 2 titles :  Saudi Arabia (1998, 2002) 1 titles :  Egypt (1992)  Tunisia (1963)
Union Arab de Football Association National teams competitions
Arab Nations Cup | Pan Arab Games | Gulf Cup of Nations
Union Arab de Football Association Clubs competitions
Arab Champions League | Gulf Club Champions Cup | Arabo-African Super Cup Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | Arab Super Cup (defunct)
Union Arab de Football Association Football teams
Algeria | Bahrain | Comoros | Djibouti | Egypt | Iraq | Jordan | Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya Mauritania | Morocco | Oman | Palestine | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Somalia | Sudan Syria | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates | Yemen
2008 Africa Cup of Nations finalists
Champions: Egypt Runners-up: Cameroon Third place: Ghana  Fourth place: Côte d'Ivoire  Eliminated in quarter-finals: Angola • Guinea • Nigeria • Tunisia Eliminated in group stage: Benin • Mali • Morocco • Namibia • Senegal • South Africa • Sudan • Zambia