Africa Cup of Nations 2008, team profile:Egypt

The Egypt national football team, nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association.

They were the first African country to participate in the World Cup when they played in 1934, losing to Hungary 4-2. Egypt has qualified for one World Cup since then, going out in the first round in 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.

Egypt are the most successful African team at Confederation level, winning the ANC five times: the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957, and also won the tournament in 1959, 1986, 1998, and 2006.

Team captaim- Ahmed Hassan

TEAM BIO

Nickname: The Pharaohs
Association: Egyptian Football Association
Confederation: CAF (Africa)
Head coach: Hassan Shehata
Captain: Ahmed Hassan
Most caps: Hossam Hassan (170)
Top scorer: Hossam Hassan (69)
Home stadium: Cairo International Stadium
FIFA code: EGY
FIFA ranking: 35
Highest FIFA ranking: 17 (May 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking: 44 (July 2002, May 2003)
Elo ranking: 32
Highest Elo ranking: 15 (1967 or 1971)
Lowest Elo ranking 62 (March 1986, June 1997)

Notable Player- Mido

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