Egypt national football team facts for kids
| 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 | Javier Aguirre | ||
| Captain | Ahmed El Mohamady | ||
| Most caps | Ahmed Hassan (184) | ||
| Top scorer | Hossam Hassan (69) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade El Geish - Alexandria | ||
| FIFA code | EGY | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 57  1 (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 9 (July – September 2010, December 2010) | ||
| Lowest | 75 (March 2013) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 54 4 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 14 (August 2010) | ||
| Lowest | 62 (9 March 1986, 12 June 1997) | ||
| First international | |||
 Italy 2–1 Egypt  (Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Egypt 15–0 Laos  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
Italy 11-3 Egypt  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 9 June 1928) |
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| 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) | ||
Egypt national football team is the national football team of Egypt.
Most appearances
| # | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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| 1 | Ahmed Hassan | 184 | 33 | 1995–2012 |
| 2 | Hossam Hassan | 178 | 68 | 1985–2006 |
| 3 | Essam El-Hadary | 144 | 0 | 1996– |
| 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
| # | Player | Goals | Caps | Goals ratio | Career |
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| 1 | Hossam Hassan | 68 | 178 | 0.38 | 1985–2006 |
| 2 | Hassan El-Shazly | 42 | 62 | 0.67 | 1961–1975 |
| 3 | Mohamed Aboutrika | 38 | 100 | 0.38 | 2001–2013 |
| 4 | Ahmed Hassan | 33 | 184 | 0.18 | 1995–2012 |
| 5 | Amr Zaki | 30 | 63 | 0.48 | 2004–2013 |
| 6 | Emad Moteab | 28 | 70 | 0.40 | 2004– |
| 3 | Mohamed Salah | 39 | 62 | 0.60 | 2011– |
| 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 |
Images for kids
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Egypt national team in 1920
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Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
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