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Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations

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Since the establishment of the Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt has been a frequent participant, having played in 26 of 34 AFCON editions, the most of all participants in African history. The Egyptians won the inaugural 1957, and successfully defended it two years later. However, Egypt had to wait until 1986 to win it for the third time. During this era of early participation, Egypt frequently entered to the semi-finals and at least gained runners-up or third place. However, after 1986, Egypt would have a poor era from 1988 to 1996 when the team was knocked out from the group stage and quarter-finals. In 1998, Egypt successfully conquered its fourth trophy.[1]

However, it was the 2000s that witnessed the most successful Egyptian side in AFCON, as Egypt won the tournament back to back from 2006 to 2010, expanding their result to seven, an African record.[1] Egypt then missed three AFCON editions from 2012 to 2015, before returning in 2017, where the Pharaohs almost conquered its eighth title until a 1–2 loss to Cameroon in the final. Egypt would again reach the final in 2021, this time losing on penalties to Senegal.

Egypt is also the country that hosted the most AFCON editions, five times. Three of them ended with Egypt being crowned champions. The 2019 edition was hosted by Egypt, but the Pharaohs had a dismal performance, lost to South Africa, another former AFCON champion, 0–1, right at home turf in the round of sixteen in spite of three group stage wins.[2]

Overall record

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Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
United Arab Republic 1959 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
Ethiopia 1962 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Ghana 1963 Semi-finals 3rd 3 2 1 0 11 5 Squad – – – – – –
Tunisia 1965 Withdrew after qualifying – – – – – –
Ethiopia 1968 Withdrew 3 2 1 0 6 4
Sudan 1970 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 6 6
Egypt 1974 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
Ethiopia 1976 Semi-finals 4th 6 1 2 3 9 12 Squad 4 3 1 0 11 3
Ghana 1978 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 4 5
Nigeria 1980 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 1 2 6 7 Squad 2 1 0 1 4 3
Libya 1982 Withdrew 2 2 0 0 7 3
Ivory Coast 1984 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 2 1 6 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 3 2
Egypt 1986 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 5 1 Squad Qualified as hosts
Morocco 1988 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 1 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Algeria 1990 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 8 2
Senegal 1992 Group stage 11th 2 0 0 2 0 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 13 5
Tunisia 1994 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 4 1 Squad 6 2 2 2 6 5
South Africa 1996 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 6 3 1 24 5
Burkina Faso 1998 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 10 1 Squad 6 2 3 1 12 4
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 7 3 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Mali 2002 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 3 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 6
Tunisia 2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad 4 3 0 1 14 1
Egypt 2006 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Ghana 2008 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 5 Squad 6 3 3 0 9 2
Angola 2010 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 15 2 Squad 13 9 1 3 22 7
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 5 5
South Africa 2013 2 0 1 1 3 4
Equatorial Guinea 2015 6 2 0 4 5 6
Gabon 2017 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 5 3 Squad 4 3 1 0 7 1
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 10th 4 3 0 1 5 1 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
Cameroon 2021 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 3 1 4 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 10 3
Ivory Coast 2023 Round of 16 12th 4 0 4 0 7 7 Squad 6 5 0 1 10 3
Morocco 2025 To be determined To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 7 Titles 26/34 111 60 24 27 175 97 119 66 29 24 217 90

Egypt's matches

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Year Date Location Stages Opponent Result Egypt scorers
Sudan 1957 10 February 1957 Khartoum Semi-finals  Sudan 2–1
15 February 1957 Final  Ethiopia 4–0
United Arab Republic 1959 22 May 1959 Cairo Final phase  Ethiopia 4–0
29 May 1959 Final phase  Sudan 2–1
Ethiopia 1962 18 January 1962 Addis Ababa Semi-finals  Uganda 2–1
21 January 1962 Final  Ethiopia 2–4
Ghana 1963 24 November 1963 Kumasi Group stage  Nigeria 6–3
26 November 1963  Sudan 2–2
30 November 1963 Accra Third place  Ethiopia 3–0
Sudan 1970 7 February 1970 Wad Medani Group stage  Guinea 4–1
9 February 1970  Ghana 1–1
11 February 1970  Congo-Kinshasa 1–0
14 February 1970 Khartoum Semi-finals  Sudan 1–2 (a.e.t.)
16 February 1970 Third place  Ivory Coast 3–1
Egypt 1974 1 March 1974 Cairo Group stage  Uganda 2–1
4 March 1974  Zambia 3–1
6 March 1974  Ivory Coast 2–0
9 March 1974 Semi-finals  Zaire 2–3
11 March 1974 Third place  Congo 4–0
Ethiopia 1976 29 February 1976 Addis Ababa First round  Guinea 1–1
3 March 1976  Uganda 2–1
6 March 1974  Ethiopia 1–1
9 March 1974 Final round  Morocco 1–2
11 March 1974  Guinea 2–4
14 March 1974  Nigeria 2–3
Nigeria 1980 8 March 1980 Lagos Group stage  Ivory Coast 2–1
12 March 1980  Tanzania 2–1
15 March 1980  Nigeria 0–1
19 March 1980 Ibadan Semi-finals  Algeria 2–2
(2–4 p)
21 March 1980 Lagos Third place  Morocco 0–2
Ivory Coast 1984 4 March 1984 Abidjan Group stage  Cameroon 1–0
7 March 1984  Ivory Coast 2–1
10 March 1984  Togo 0–0
14 March 1984 Semi-finals  Nigeria 2–2
(7–8 p)
17 March 1984 Third place  Algeria 1–3
Egypt 1986 7 March 1986 Cairo Group stage  Senegal 0–1
10 March 1986  Ivory Coast 2–0
13 March 1986  Mozambique 2–0
17 March 1986 Semi-finals  Morocco 1–0
21 March 1986 Final  Cameroon 0–0
(5–4 p)
Morocco 1988 14 March 1988 Rabat Group stage  Cameroon 0–1
17 March 1988  Kenya 3–0
20 March 1988  Nigeria 0–0
Algeria 1990 2 March 1990 Algiers Group stage  Ivory Coast 1–3
5 March 1990  Nigeria 0–1
8 March 1990  Algeria 0–2
Senegal 1992 13 January 1992 Ziguinchor Group stage  Zambia 0–1
17 January 1992  Ghana 0–1
Tunisia 1994 28 March 1994 Tunis Group stage  Gabon 4–0
30 March 1994  Nigeria 0–0
2 April 1994 Quarter-finals  Mali 0–1
South Africa 1996 15 January 1996 Johannesburg Group stage  Angola 2–1
18 January 1996  Cameroon 1–2
24 January 1996  South Africa 1–0
27 January 1996 Bloemfontein Quarter-finals  Zambia 1–3
Burkina Faso 1998 10 February 1998 Bobo-Dioulasso Group stage  Mozambique 2–0
13 February 1998  Zambia 4–0
17 February 1998 Ouagadougou  Morocco 0–1
21 February 1998 Quarter-finals  Ivory Coast 0–0
(5–4 p)
25 February 1998 Bobo-Dioulasso Semi-finals  Burkina Faso 2–0
28 February 1998 Ouagadougou Final  South Africa 2–0
Ghana Nigeria 2000 23 January 2000 Kano Group stage  Zambia 2–0
28 January 2000  Senegal 1–0
2 February 2000  Burkina Faso 4–2
7 February 2000 Quarter-finals  Tunisia 0–1
Mali 2002 20 January 2002 Bamako Group stage  Senegal 0–1
25 January 2002  Tunisia 1–0
31 January 2002  Zambia 2–1
4 February 2002 Sikasso Quarter-finals  Cameroon 0–1
Tunisia 2004 25 January 2004 Sfax Group stage  Zimbabwe 2–1
29 January 2004 Sousse  Algeria 1–2
3 February 2004 Monastir  Cameroon 0–0
Egypt 2006 20 January 2006 Cairo Group stage  Libya 3–0
24 January 2006  Morocco 0–0
28 January 2006  Ivory Coast 3–1
3 February 2006 Quarter-finals  DR Congo 4–1
7 February 2006 Semi-finals  Senegal 2–1
10 February 2006 Final  Ivory Coast 0–0
(4–2 p)
Ghana 2008 22 January 2008 Kumasi Group stage  Cameroon 4–2
26 January 2008  Sudan 3–0
30 January 2008  Zambia 1–1
4 February 2008 Quarter-finals  Angola 2–1
7 February 2008 Semi-finals  Ivory Coast 4–1
10 February 2008 Accra Final  Cameroon 1–0
Angola 2010 12 January 2010 Benguela Group stage  Nigeria 3–1
16 January 2010  Mozambique 2–0
20 January 2010  Benin 2–0
25 January 2010 Quarter-finals  Cameroon 3–1 (a.e.t.)
28 January 2010 Semi-finals  Algeria 4–0
31 January 2010 Luanda Final  Ghana 1–0
Gabon 2017 17 January 2017 Port-Gentil Group stage  Mali 0–0
21 January 2017  Uganda 1–0
25 January 2017  Ghana 1–0
29 January 2017 Quarter-finals  Morocco 1–0
28 January 2017 Libreville Semi-finals  Burkina Faso 1–1
(4–3 p)
5 February 2017 Final  Cameroon 1–2
Egypt 2019 21 June 2019 Cairo Group stage  Zimbabwe 1–0
26 June 2019  DR Congo 2–0
30 June 2019  Uganda 2–0
6 July 2019 Round of 16  South Africa 0–1
Cameroon 2021 11 January 2022 Garoua Group stage  Nigeria 0–1
15 January 2022  Guinea-Bissau 1–0
19 January 2022 Yaoundé  Sudan 1–0
26 January 2022 Douala Round of 16  Ivory Coast 0–0
(5–4 p)
30 January 2022 Yaoundé Quarter-finals  Morocco 2–1 (a.e.t.)
3 February 2022 Semi-finals  Cameroon 0–0
(3–1 p)
6 February 2022 Final  Senegal 0–0
(2–4 p)
Ivory Coast 2023 14 January 2024 Abidjan Group stage  Mozambique 2–2
18 January 2024  Ghana 2–2
22 January 2024  Cape Verde 2–2
28 January 2024 San Pédro Round of 16  DR Congo 1–1
(7–8 p)

Squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Remembering Egypt's Best Historical Moments at the African Cup of Nations". egyptianstreets.com. Egyptian Streets. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Hosts Egypt stunned by late South Africa strike". The Guardian. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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