Egypt men's national volleyball team facts for kids

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Egypt

Nickname(s)	The Pharaohs
Association	Egyptian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CAVB
Head coach	Fernando Muñoz
FIVB ranking	17 (as of September 2014)
Uniforms
Home 　 Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	6 (First in 1976)
Best result	9th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances	11 (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

Year	Round	Position	M	W	L	SW	SL
1964	Did not qualify
1968
1972
1976	Group Stages	WD*	0	0	0	0	0
1980	Did not qualify
1984	Group Stages	10th	5	0	5	2	15
1988	Did not qualify
1992
1996
2000	Group Stages	11th	5	0	5	1	15
2004	Did not qualify
2008	Group Stages	11th	5	0	5	0	15
2012	Did not qualify
2016	Group Stages	9th	5	1	4	3	12
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Group Stages	12th	3	0	3	0	9
Total		6/16	23	1	22	6	66

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

World Championship

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		11/21	48	7	41

World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1965	Did not enter
1969	Disqualified
1977	Group Stages	11th	5	1	4
1981	Disqualified
1985	Round Robin	8th	7	0	7
1989	Disqualified
1991
1995	Round Robin	11th	11	1	10
1999	Disqualified
2003	Round Robin	12th	11	1	10
2007	Round Robin	10th	11	3	8
2011	Round Robin	12th	11	1	10
2015	Round Robin	10th	11	2	9
2019	Round Robin	10th	11	2	9
Total		8/14	78	11	67

World Grand Champions Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1993	Did not enter
1997
2001
2005	Round Robin	5th	5	1	4
2009	Round Robin	6th	5	0	5
2013	Did not enter
2017
Total		2/7	10	1	9

World League

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

Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Did not enter
2019	Group stage	5th place	2	0	2	4	6	Squad
2022	Did not enter
2023
2024	Semifinal	3rd place	3	2	1	6	7	Squad
Total		2/5	5	2	3	10	13	—

Universiade

• 2009 –

All-Africa Games

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

Mediterranean Games

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

European Championship

• 1955 – 14th
• 1958 – 15th

Friendly tournament

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner

• 2006 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - 7th
• 2021 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner -
• 2024 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - 4th

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 9 July 2024.

Head coach: Fernando Muñoz

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

• Egypt men's national under-21 volleyball team
• Egypt men's national under-19 volleyball team
• Egypt men's national under-17 volleyball team