The Egypt national football team
 
Nickname: The Pharaohs
 
The Egypt national football team 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

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)