Egypt national football team

Men's association football team

Egypt national football team is the national football team of Egypt.

Egypt
Nickname(s)The Pharaohs
(Egyptian Arabic: الفراعنة El Phara'ena)
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachHossam Hassan
CaptainMohamed Salah
Most capsAhmed Hassan (184)
Top scorerHossam Hassan (69)
Home stadiumCairo International Satdium - Cairo
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 39 Steady (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest9 (July – September 2010, December 2010)
Lowest75 (March 2013)
First international
 Italy 2–1 Egypt 
(Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
 Egypt 15–0 Laos 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)[2]
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
Appearances24 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2009)

Most appearances

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As of 2 August 2023
Most Caps[4]
# 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 2002–0000
10 Rabie Yassin 109 1 1982–1991

Top scorers

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As of 24 March 2023
Top Goalscorers[4]
# Player Goals Caps Goals ratio Career
1 Hossam Hassan 68 178 0.38 1985–2006
2 Mohamed Salah 55 89 0.56 2011–0000
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 2004–0000
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

References

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  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. http://www.superkoora.com/ar/match/55084/stats[permanent dead link]
  3. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hazem Adel. "Egypt - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2013-09-13.