Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations

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.

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. 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.

Overall record

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
1957	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	6	1	Squad		No Qualification
1959	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	6	1	Squad		No Qualification
1962	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	5	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
1963	Semi-finals	3rd	3	2	1	0	11	5	Squad		–	–	–	–	–	–
1965	Withdrew after qualifying										–	–	–	–	–	–
1968	Withdrew										3	2	1	0	6	4
1970	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	1	1	10	5	Squad		2	1	1	0	2	1
1972	Did not qualify										4	3	0	1	6	6
1974	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	0	1	13	5	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1976	Semi-finals	4th	6	1	2	3	9	12	Squad		4	3	1	0	11	3
1978	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	4	5
1980	Semi-finals	4th	5	2	1	2	6	7	Squad		2	1	0	1	4	3
1982	Withdrew										2	2	0	0	7	3
1984	Semi-finals	4th	5	2	2	1	6	6	Squad		4	2	1	1	3	2
1986	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	5	1	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1988	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	3	1	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
1990	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	6	Squad		4	2	1	1	8	2
1992	Group stage	11th	2	0	0	2	0	2	Squad		6	3	3	0	13	5
1994	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	1	1	4	1	Squad		6	2	2	2	6	5
1996	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	5	6	Squad		10	6	3	1	24	5
1998	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	10	1	Squad		6	2	3	1	12	4
2000	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	7	3	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
2002	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	3	3	Squad		6	4	1	1	11	6
2004	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	3	3	Squad		4	3	0	1	14	1
2006	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	12	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2008	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	15	5	Squad		6	3	3	0	9	2
2010	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	15	2	Squad		13	9	1	3	22	7
2012	Did not qualify										6	1	2	3	5	5
2013											2	0	1	1	3	4
2015											6	2	0	4	5	6
2017	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	5	3	Squad		4	3	1	0	7	1
2019	Round of 16	10th	4	3	0	1	5	1	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	5
2021	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	3	1	4	2	Squad		6	3	3	0	10	3
2023	Qualified										In progress
2025	To be determined										To be determined
2027
Total	7 Titles	26/36	107	60	20	27	168	90			113	61	29	23	207	87

Egypt's matches

Year	Date	Location	Stages	Opponent	Result	Egypt scorers
1957	10 February 1957	Khartoum	Semi-finals	Sudan	2–1
	15 February 1957		Final	Ethiopia	4–0
1959	22 May 1959	Cairo	Final phase	Ethiopia	4–0
	29 May 1959		Final phase	Sudan	2–1
1962	18 January 1962	Addis Ababa	Semi-finals	Uganda	2–1
	21 January 1962		Final	Ethiopia	2–4
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
1988	14 March 1988	Rabat	Group stage	Cameroon	0–1
	17 March 1988			Kenya	3–0
	20 March 1988			Nigeria	0–0
1990	2 March 1990	Algiers	Group stage	Ivory Coast	1–3
	5 March 1990			Nigeria	0–1
	8 March 1990			Algeria	0–2
1992	13 January 1992	Ziguinchor	Group stage	Zambia	0–1
	17 January 1992			Ghana	0–1
1994	28 March 1994	Tunis	Group stage	Gabon	4–0
	30 March 1994			Nigeria	0–0
	2 April 1994		Quarter-finals	Mali	0–1
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
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
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
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
2004	25 January 2004	Sfax	Group stage	Zimbabwe	2–1
	29 January 2004	Sousse		Algeria	1–2
	3 February 2004	Monastir		Cameroon	0–0
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)
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
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
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
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
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)

See also

• Egypt at the FIFA World Cup

External links

• Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com