Egypt national football team
Egypt national football team is the national football team of Egypt.
| Nickname(s) | The Pharaohs (Egyptian Arabic: الفراعنة El Phara'ena) | ||
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| Association | Egyptian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Hossam Hassan | ||
| Captain | Mohamed Salah | ||
| Most caps | Ahmed Hassan (184) | ||
| Top scorer | Hossam Hassan (69) | ||
| Home stadium | Cairo International Satdium - Cairo | ||
| FIFA code | EGY | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
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| Highest | 9 (July – September 2010, December 2010) | ||
| Lowest | 75 (March 2013) | ||
| First international | |||
| 22x20px Italy 2–1 Egypt File:Flag of Egypt (1882–1922).svg (Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| [[File:{{{flag alias-1958}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Egypt 15–0 Laos 22x20px (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)[1] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 22x20px Italy 11-3 Egypt 22x20px (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 9 June 1928) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1934) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (1934) | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 24 (first in 1957) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1999, 2009) | ||
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Most appearances
- As of 2 August 2023
| # | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Hassan | 184 | 33 | 1995–2012 |
| 2 | Hossam Hassan | 178 | 68 | 1985–2006 |
| 3 | Essam El-Hadary | 144 | 0 | 1996–2018 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Hassan | 131 | 14 | 1988–2002 |
| 5 | Hany Ramzy | 123 | 3 | 1988–2003 |
| 6 | Wael Gomaa | 114 | 1 | 2001–2013 |
| 7 | Ahmed El-Kass | 112 | 25 | 1987–1997 |
| Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa | 112 | 4 | 1997–2010 | |
| 9 | Ahmed Fathy | 110 | 3 | 2002– |
| 10 | Rabie Yassin | 109 | 1 | 1982–1991 |
Top scorers
- As of 22 December 2025
| # | Player | Goals | Caps | Goals ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hossam Hassan | 68 | 178 | 0.38 | 1985–2006 |
| 2 | Mohamed Salah | 62 | 108 | 0.57 | 2011– |
| 3 | Hassan El-Shazly | 42 | 62 | 0.67 | 1961–1975 |
| 4 | Mohamed Aboutrika | 38 | 100 | 0.38 | 2001–2013 |
| 5 | Ahmed Hassan | 33 | 184 | 0.18 | 1995–2012 |
| 6 | Amr Zaki | 30 | 63 | 0.48 | 2004–2013 |
| 7 | Emad Moteab | 28 | 70 | 0.40 | 2004– |
| 8 | Ahmed El-Kass | 25 | 112 | 0.22 | 1987–1997 |
| 9 | Gamal Abdelhamid | 24 | 79 | 0.30 | 1979–1993 |
| 10 | Mahmoud El Khatib | 24 | 54 | 0.44 | 1974–1986 |
Egypt National Football Team Media
- Équipe d'Égypte de football 1920.jpg
Egypt national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- 1934-World-Cup-Egypt.jpg
Egypt national football team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy
- Abdulrahman Fawzi.jpg
Abdulrahman Fawzi scored two goals in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
- Hanafy Bastan 1957.jpg
Egypt captain Hanafy Bastan holding the African Cup of Nations trophy in 1957
- Egypt National Football Team (1974).jpg
Egypt at the 1974 African Cup of Nations
- KSA-EGY (4).jpg
Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
- Hassan Shehata 1977.jpg
حسن شحاتة نجم منتخب مصر ونادي الزمالك، حقق نجاحات كبيرة مع نادي الزمالك وكمدرب حقق نجاحات كبيرة مع منتخب بلاده. صورة تعود لعام ١٩٧٧
- Mahmoud El Gohary (footballer).jpg
لاعب منتخب مصر والأهلي محمود الجوهري
- Hanafy Bastan 1965.jpg
Egyptian footballer Hanafy Bastan in 1965
- أحمد حسن لاعب المنتخب المصري (cropped).png
Ahmed Hassan is Egypt's most capped player with 184 appearances.
References
- ↑ http://www.superkoora.com/ar/match/55084/stats[dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hazem Adel. "Egypt - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
