Egypt men's national handball team

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Information
NicknameThe Pharaohs
Association Egyptian Handball Federation
Coach Juan Carlos Pastor
Assistant coach Hany El-Fakharany
José Manuel Sierra Méndez
Captain Ibrahim El-Masry
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1992 )
Best result4th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances18 (First in 1964 )
Best result4th (2001)
African Championship
Appearances24 (First in 1979 )
Best resultGold medal africa.svg (1991, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024)
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Egypt men's national handball team
Medal record
Representing Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Handball
African Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Egypt
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Côte d'Ivoire
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Algeria
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Egypt
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Angola
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Egypt
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tunisia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Egypt
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Egypt
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Republic of the Congo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Morocco
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Algeria
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Tunisia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Egypt
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gabon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Tunisia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Benin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 South Africa
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Morocco
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Morocco
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Algeria
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Athens
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Oran

The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt, which represents Egypt in international matches. It is supervised by the Egyptian Handball Federation. Egypt was the first non-European team to reach the semifinals of the World Championships, and the first African team to reach the semifinals in the Olympic tournament.

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Egypt men handball team is widely regarded as the finest handball team in Africa.

History

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Egyptian Handball Federation old logo

Egypt's first appearance at the IHF World Championship was in 1964, where they failed to win a single game.

After Egypt started developing their handball infrastructure, Egypt qualified for the 1993 tournament at Sweden. They were able to win a game this time, against Czechoslovakia and they were able to qualify to the second round.

Egypt's performance at the 1995 Championship rose Egypt to a respectable team. Egypt won all three matches in the first round, beating Brazil, Kuwait and Belarus. The team was widely expected not to survive the knockout stage, but beat four-time World Champions Romania in the round of 16. While they were later beaten at the quarterfinals against Croatia, the team was praised back home.

Egypt advanced to the quarterfinals every time between 1995 and 2001. They also reached 6th place at the 1996 Olympics and 7th at 2000. Egypt hosted the World Championship in 1999 for the first time, failing to reach the semi-finals after a loss against Russia.

In the 2001 IHF World Championship, Egypt beat Morocco, Portugal and Iceland, drew with the Czech Republic and lost to Sweden. At the knockout stage, Egypt beat fellow Africans, Algeria. At the quarterfinals, where Egypt has been knocked out three times prior, Egypt faced Russia again, winning the close game 21–19. After losses against France and Yugoslavia, Egypt placed fourth. This was the best performance by a non-European team until it was equaled by Tunisia in 2005 and beaten by Qatar in 2015.

Between 2003 and 2017, Egypt qualified to every tournament save for the 2012 Olympics, but failed to impress, never advancing to the quarterfinal. Egypt broke this streak at the 2019 World Championship, where they placed eighth. Egypt then went on to host the first 32-team Championship in 2021, finishing seventh after losing to reigning World Champions, Denmark on penalties, who later won the tournament.

Egypt beat their rivals Tunisia in their own court, qualifying to the 2020 Olympics. In the group stage, Egypt finished 2nd, after beating Portugal, Sweden, Bahrain and Japan, and losing to World Champions Denmark once again. They then won against Germany in the quarterfinals, progressing to the semifinals. They lost to France by a 4-goal margin, despite having had a 4-goal lead early on. In the Bronze Medal match, Egypt lost to Spain, placing 4th overall.

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Egyptian Handball Federation current logo

Competitive record

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Olympic Games

GamesRoundPositionPLDWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Berlin Did not enter
Handball Tournament not held from 1948 to 1968
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 Munich Did not enter
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Montreal
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 Moscow
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 Seoul
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona Match for 11th place11th of 126105119137−18
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta Match for 5th place6th of 126303139132+7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney Match for 7th place7th of 128404197194+3
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Athens Match for 11th place12th of 126006134163−29
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing Group Stage10th of 125023127132−5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London Disqualified
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Group Stage9th of 125113129143−14
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo Bronze Medal Match4th of 128503239220+19
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris Quarter finals5th of 126312176169+7
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Los Angeles TBD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032 Brisbane
Total8/140 Titles501742912601290−30

World Championship

EditionRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1938 Germany Did not enter
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954 Sweden
Flag of East Germany.svg 1958 East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg 1961 West Germany
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1964 Czechoslovaki Preliminary round15th of 1630032858−30
Flag of Sweden.svg 1967 Sweden Did not enter
Flag of France.svg 1970 France
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974 East Germany
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978 Denmark
Flag of Germany.svg 1982 West Germany
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1986 Switzerland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990 Czechoslovaki
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993 Sweden Match for 11th place12th of 167106148164−16
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995 Iceland Match for 5th place6th of 249504211214−3
Flag of Japan.svg 1997 Japan Match for 5th place6th of 249612220186+34
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999 Egypt Match for 7th place7th of 249603230214+16
Flag of France.svg 2001 France Bronze Medal Match4th of 249513207206+1
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003 Portugal Second round15th of 247214177197−20
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005 Tunisia Preliminary round14th of 2453021231230
Flag of Germany.svg 2007 Germany Match for 17th place17th of 246204142151−9
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009 Croatia Match for 13th place14th of 249405218239−21
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011 Sweden Match for 13th place14th of 247205172193−21
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 Spain Round of 1616th of 246114156154+2
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 Qatar Round of 1614th of 246213151148+3
Flag of France.svg 2017 France Round of 1613th of 246303157164−7
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019 Denmark/Germany Match for 7th place8th of 249315241250−9
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021 Egypt Quarter finals7th of 327421219181+38
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 Poland/Sweden Match for 7th place7th of 329603272233+39
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 Germany TBD
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2029 France/Germany
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Iceland.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2031 Denmark/Iceland/Norway
Total18/320 Titles1235586030723075−3

African Championship

EditionRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD

Flag of Tunisia.svg 1974 Tunisia

Did not enter
Flag of Algeria.svg 1976 Algeria Disqualified
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg 1979 People's Republic of the Congo FinalRunners-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1981 Tunisia Bronze Medal MatchFourth place5302
Flag of Egypt.svg 1983 Egypt Bronze Medal MatchFourth place6303
Flag of Angola.svg 1985 Angola Bronze Medal MatchFourth place6303118123−5
Flag of Morocco.svg 1987 Morocco FinalRunners-up52128290−8
Flag of Algeria.svg 1989 Algeria FinalRunners-up43018981+8
Flag of Egypt.svg 1991 Egypt FinalChampions660012361+62
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1992 Ivory Coast FinalChampions4400
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1994 Tunisia Bronze Medal MatchThird place5401
Flag of Benin.svg 1996 Benin Bronze Medal MatchThird place6402146112+34
Flag of South Africa.svg 1998 South Africa Bronze Medal MatchThird place6501210117+93
Flag of Algeria.svg 2000 Algeria FinalChampions6600175100+75
Flag of Morocco.svg 2002 Morocco Bronze Medal MatchThird place5401142106+36
Flag of Egypt.svg 2004 Egypt FinalChampions7700250147+103
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2006 Tunisia FinalRunners-up6501184129+55
Flag of Angola.svg 2008 Angola FinalChampions5500152117+35
Flag of Egypt.svg 2010 Egypt FinalRunners-up7601208144+64
Flag of Morocco.svg 2012 Morocco Bronze Medal MatchThird place8611239161+78
Flag of Algeria.svg 2014 Algeria Bronze Medal MatchThird place8602217166+51
Flag of Egypt.svg 2016 Egypt FinalChampions8800233139+94
Flag of Gabon.svg 2018 Gabon FinalRunners-up7601213164+49
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2020 Tunisia FinalChampions7700237152+85
Flag of Egypt.svg 2022 Egypt FinalChampions5500176109+67
Flag of Egypt.svg 2024 Egypt FinalChampions6600198121+77
Total24/269 Titles13811422233922339+1053

All-Africa Games

Mediterranean Games

Unofficial tournaments

MENA Games

Islamic Solidarity Games

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 20-player roster was announced on 13 June 2024. [1] The final squad was revealed on 15 July 2024. [2]

Head coach: Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Pastor [3]

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
5RB Yahia Omar (1997-09-09)9 September 1997 (aged 26)1.95 m62221 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
10LB Abdelrahman Abdou (1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (aged 28)1.96 m1525 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
15LB Ahmed Hesham (2000-05-15)15 May 2000 (aged 24)1.91 m5877 Flag of France.svg Montpellier Handball
21P Mohamed Tarek (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 (aged 22)2.02 m00 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
24P Ibrahim El-Masry (1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 35)1.96 m6281 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
31LW Omar El-Wakil (1988-05-14)14 May 1988 (aged 36)1.74 m224302 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
39CB Yehia El-Deraa (1995-07-17)17 July 1995 (aged 29)1.92 m162319 Flag of Hungary.svg Telekom Veszprém
45CB Seif El-Deraa (1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 25)1.87 m5893 Flag of France.svg Limoges Handball
48RW Mohab Abdelhak (2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 21)1.94 m3565 Flag of France.svg USAM Nîmes Gard
53RW Akram Yosri (1994-11-22)22 November 1994 (aged 29)1.80 m53147 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
80P Ahmed Adel (1994-11-25)25 November 1994 (aged 29)1.84 m2724 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
88GK Karim Handawy (1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 36)1.88 m1752 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Safa
90LB Ali Zein (1990-12-14)14 December 1990 (aged 33)1.91 m310464 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah Sports Club
91RW Mohamed Sanad (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 33)1.88 m171418 Flag of France.svg USAM Nîmes Gard
92GK Mohamed Aly (1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (aged 31)1.90 m150 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica

Notable former coaches

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