Egypt men's national volleyball team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Egypt

Nickname(s)	The Pharaohs
Association	Egyptian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CAVB
Head coach	Hassan Elhossary
FIVB ranking	17 (as of September 2014)
Uniforms
Home 　 Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	5 (First in 1976)
Best result	9th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1974)
Best result	13th (2010)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1977)
Best result	8th (1985)
African Championship
Appearances	21 (First in 1971)
Best result	(1976, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023)
Website	www.fevb.org

Egypt men's national volleyball team, Poznań 2008.

The Egypt men's national volleyball team represents Egypt in international volleyball competition. The team is governed by the Egyptian Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.

Results

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1964	did not qualify
1968
1972
1976	Group Stages	WD*	0	0	0
1980	did not qualify
1984	Group Stages	10th	5	0	5
1988	did not qualify
1992
1996
2000	Group Stages	11th	5	0	5
2004	did not qualify
2008	Group Stages	11th	5	0	5
2012	did not qualify
2016	Group Stages	9th	5	1	4
2020	did not qualify
Total	0 Titles	5/14	20	1	19

• Egypt withdrew because of the Congolese-led boycott after they lost to Brazil 1–3. The result of that match was annulled.

World Championship

FIVB World Championships record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1949	did not enter
1952
1956
1960
1962
1966
1970	did not qualify
1974	Group Stages	17th	10	3	7
1978	Group Stages	23rd	9	2	7
1982	did not qualify
1986	Group Stages	14th	6	1	5
1990	did not qualify
1994
1998	Group Stages	19th	3	0	3
2002	Group Stages	19th	3	0	3
2006	Group Stages	21st	5	1	4
2010	Second Round	13th	5	1	4
2014	Group Stages	21st	5	0	5
2018	Group Stages	20th	5	1	4
2022	First Round	19th	3	0	3
2025	Qualified
Total	0 Titles	11/21	48	7	41

World Cup

• 1977 – 11th
• 1985 – 8th
• 1995 – 11th
• 2003 – 12th
• 2007 – 10th
• 2011 – 12th
• 2015 – 10th
• 2019 – 10th
• 2023 – 20th

World Grand Champions Cup

• 2005 – 5th
• 2009 – 6th

World League

• 2006 – 13th
• 2007 – 13th
• 2008 – 13th
• 2010 – 14th
• 2015 – 21st
• 2016 – 20th
• 2017 – 24th

Challenger Cup

• 2019 – 5th

Universiade

• 2009 – 3

All-Africa Games

• 1965 – 1
• 1973 – 1
• 1991 – 2
• 1995 – 1
• 1999 – 3
• 2003 – 1
• 2007 – 1
• 2015 – 3
• 2019 – 3
• 2023 – 1

Mediterranean Games

• 1971 – 5th
• 1975 – 6th
• 1979 – 5th
• 1983 – 5th
• 2005 – 1
• 2022 – 8th

European Championship

• 1955 – 14th
• 1958 – 15th

Team

Current squad

The following is the Egyptian roster in the 2022 World Championship.

Head coach: Hassan Elhossary

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2022–23 club
01 1	El Sayed, AhmedAhmed El Sayed	14 January 1991	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Zamalek
05 5	Seoudy, AbdelrahmanAbdelrahman Seoudy	21 August 1997	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	337 cm (133 in)	Al Ahly
06 6	Hassan, MohamedMohamed Hassan	28 September 1993	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	275 cm (108 in)	Al Ahly
08 8	Eissa, Abdelrahman ElhossinyAbdelrahman Elhossiny Eissa	24 August 2001	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Al Ahly
10	Masoud, MohamedMohamed Masoud	1 May 1994	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	342 cm (135 in)	Al Ahly
11	Noureldin, MohamedMohamed Noureldin	1 July 1995	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	275 cm (108 in)	Al Ahly
12	Abdalla, HossamHossam Abdalla (C)	16 February 1988	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	338 cm (133 in)	Al Ahly
13	Khater, MohamedMohamed Khater	4 July 1991	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	328 cm (129 in)	Smouha
15	Elkotb, AhmedAhmed Elkotb	23 July 1991	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	328 cm (129 in)	318 cm (125 in)	Al Ahly
17	Haikal, RedaReda Haikal	7 November 1990	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	349 cm (137 in)	341 cm (134 in)	CSKA Sofia
18	Shafik, AhmedAhmed Shafik	7 December 1994	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	341 cm (134 in)	Al Ahly
22 22	Issa, Mohamed MoustafaMohamed Moustafa Issa	12 April 1988	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	335 cm (132 in)		Zamalek
23 23	Omar, AhmedAhmed Omar	4 March 1995	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	326 cm (128 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Zamalek
25 25	Ali, Mohamed MagdiMohamed Magdi Ali	20 February 1998	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Zamalek

Former squads

• 2003 FIVB World Cup — 12th place

  Hamdy Awad El-Safi (c), Youssef Saleh, Mohamed Shehata, Ossama Kemsan, Wael El-Aydy, Ashraf El-Hassan, Mohamed Awad Eslam, Mohamed El-Mahdy, Mohamed Moselhy, Weal Said, Abdelnaeim Salah El-Dein, and Mahmoud Hassona. Head Coach: Veselin Vuković.

• 2005 Mediterranean Games — 1st place

  Mahmoud Abdullah El-Kader, Ahmed Abdalla El-Naeim, Abdullah Alla Ahmed, Wael Al-Aydy, Hamdy Awad, Mohamed Badawy, Ossama Bekheit, Mahmoud El-Komy, Mohamed El-Mahdy, Mohamed El-Nafrawy, Mohamed El-Nasr, and Ayman Shwkry. Head Coach: Veselin Vuković.

• 2005 World Grand Champions Cup — 5th place

  Hamdy Awad El-Safi (c), Ahmed Abdalla El-Salam, Ahmed El-Naeim, Ossama Bekheit, Wael El-Aydy, Youssef Saleh, Mohamed El-Mahdy, Mahmoud El-Komy, Mohamed El-Nafrawy, Mohamed Badawy, Mohamed El-Daabousi and Hossam Shaarawy. Head Coach: Ahmed Zakaria.

• 2006 FIVB World League — 13th place

  Hamdy Awad El-Safi (c), Ahmed Abdalla El-Salam, Mohamed Gabl, Ahmed El-Naeim, Ossama Bekheit, Wael El-Aydy, Ashraf Abouel Hassan, Youssef Saleh, Mohamed El-Mahdy, Mahmoud El-Komy, Mohamed El Sayed, Hamdy Rashad, Mohamed Badawy, Hossam Mostafa, Elian Aly Hussein, Mohamed Seif Al-Masr, Mahmoud Abdelkader, and Ahmed Awadalla. Head Coach: Grzegorz Rys.

• 2008 Summer Olympics — 11th place

Hamdy Awad, Abdalla Ahmed, abdallah abdelsalam, Mohamed Gabal, Ahmed Abdel Naeim, Abdel Latif Ahmed, Wael Al Aydy, Ashraf Abouelhassan, Saleh Youssef, Mohamed Badawy, Hossameldin Gomaa, Mohamed Seif Elnasr, and Mahmoud Abd El kader. Head Coach: Ahmed Zakaria.

See also

In Spanish: Selección de voleibol de Egipto para niños Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters