Egypt men's national under-21 handball team

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Information
NicknameThe Pharaohs
Association Egyptian Handball Federation
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
IHF U-21 World Championship
Appearances19 (First in 1983 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg (1993)
African Junior Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1980 )
Best resultGold medal africa.svg (1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024)
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Egypt men's national under-21 handball team
Medal record
Representing Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Handball
World Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Egypt
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Qatar
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Spain
African Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Benin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Nigeria
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Egypt
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Tunisia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Egypt
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Ivory Coast
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Tunisia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Ivory Coast
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Ivory Coast
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Gabon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Kenya
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Morocco
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Rwanda
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Tunisia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Algeria
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Tunisia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Benin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Mali
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Ivory Coast

The Egypt men's national under-21 handball team is the under-21s national team representing Egypt in the international handball competitions and is controlled by the Egyptian Handball Federation.

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History

The Egypt junior handball team has participated in several junior's handball competitions and the first appearance was in the inaugural African Men's Junior Handball Championship in 1980 in Nigeria the team placed fourth, two years later in 1982 in Benin the Egyptian captured the first African and international title and have qualified to the 1983 IHF Men's Junior World Championship sow the first appearance was for good to gain experiences the Egyptian finished in the 13th rank. In the African championship Egypt continued the domination that was normal for them but in the IHF Men's Junior World Championship they were still far from the strongest European team's level. In 1993 Egypt was the host country. The Egyptians exploited the home court advantage and found their way to the final match again the Denmark where they won it by 22–19 and then Egypt became the World Champions.

Competitive record

IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
GamesRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Sweden.svg 1977 Sweden Disqualified
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 1979 Denmark/Sweden
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1981 Portugal
Flag of Finland.svg 1983 Finland Preliminary Round13th of 166204105143–38
Flag of Italy.svg 1985 Italy Preliminary Round15th of 166204122140–18
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1987 Yugoslavia Disqualified
Flag of Spain.svg 1989 Spain Preliminary Round15th6105117149–32
Flag of Greece.svg 1991 Greece Preliminary Round13th6303153141+12
Flag of Egypt.svg 1993 Egypt FinalChampions7601179139+40
Flag of Argentina.svg 1995 Argentina Quarter-Final6th8404191196–5
Flag of Turkey.svg 1997 Turkey Quarter-Final6th9405237247–10
Flag of Qatar.svg 1999 Qatar Semi-Final3rd8512257194+63
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2001 Switzerland Main Round8th8404192218–26
Flag of Brazil.svg 2003 Brazil Main Round10th8134196214–18
Flag of Hungary.svg 2005 Hungary Main Round7th8602235227+8
Flag of North Macedonia.svg 2007 North Macedonia Main Round6th of 208503244213+31
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 Egypt Semi-Final4th of 2410703255241+14
Flag of Greece.svg 2011 Greece Semi-Final4th of 249504251222+29
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina Quarter-Final8th of 249414250243+6
Flag of Brazil.svg 2015 Brazil Semi-Final4th of 249513282258+24
Flag of Algeria.svg 2017 Algeria Preliminary Round17th of 247304193215–22
Flag of Spain.svg 2019 Spain Semi-Final3rd of 249801327255+72
Flag of Hungary.svg 2021 Hungary Cancelled
Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of Greece.svg 2023 Germany/Greece Main Round10th of 327502245216+29
Flag of Poland.svg 2025 Poland Quarter-Final6th of 328503261248+13
TotalQualified:20/25164936654,2924,119+173

African Championship

YearPosition
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1980 Fourth place
Flag of Benin.svg 1982 Champions
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1984 Champions
Flag of Algeria.svg 1986 Runners-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1988 Runners-up
Flag of Egypt.svg 1990 Champions
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1992 Champions
Flag of Egypt.svg 1996 Champions
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1998 Champions
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2000 Champions
Flag of Benin.svg 2002 Runners-up
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2004 Champions
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2006 Champions
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2008 Did not enter
Flag of Gabon.svg 2010 Champions
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2012 Third place
Flag of Kenya.svg 2014 Champions
Flag of Mali.svg 2016 Runners-up
Flag of Morocco.svg 2018 Champions
Flag of Morocco.svg 2020 Cancelled
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2022 Champions
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2024 Champions
TotalQualified:20/21

Team

The following players are representing Egypt in the U21 World Championship 2025.

A 18-player squad was announced on 13 June 2025. [2] [3]

Head coach: Magdy Abou El-Magd

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
3CB Mohamed El-Sayed (2004-01-08)8 January 2004 (aged 21)1.82 m38109 Flag of Egypt.svg National Bank of Egypt Akex Club
5RB Ziad Abdelrahim (2005-02-18)18 February 2005 (aged 20)1.96 m3360 Flag of Egypt.svg National Bank of Egypt Akex Club
8CB Ziad Hashad (2004-03-21)21 March 2004 (aged 21)1.82 m1530 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
9LW Mohamed El-Nakkady (2005-12-08)8 December 2005 (aged 19)1.87 m3090 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
10RW Mohamed Emad (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 21)1.84 m1525 Flag of Egypt.svg Tala'ea El Gaish
14CB Feras Ragab (2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (aged 21)1.88 m3668 Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria
16GK Youssef Ahmed (2004-04-01)1 April 2004 (aged 21)1.87 m286 Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria
17LW Omar Baraka (2006-01-30)30 January 2006 (aged 19)1.88 m00 Flag of Egypt.svg Smouha
20LW Belal Masoud (2004-02-08)8 February 2004 (aged 21)1.82 m34 Flag of Germany.svg Bergischer
22LB Mohamed Mahmoud (2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 21)1.90 m2237 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
24CB Youssef Laoloua (2006-01-20)20 January 2006 (aged 19)1.91 m2965 Flag of France.svg Nîmes Gard
30GK Youssef Salama (2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (aged 21)1.93 m281 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
44P Moaz Azab (2005-10-10)10 October 2005 (aged 19)1.91 m3655 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
64LB Omar Abdelhady (2004-01-14)14 January 2004 (aged 21)1.85 m2243 Flag of Egypt.svg Tala'ea El Gaish
71RW Yassin Salem (2004-09-18)18 September 2004 (aged 20)1.83 m2233 Flag of Egypt.svg Smouha
75RW Omar Mohamed (2004-10-29)29 October 2004 (aged 20)1.87 m1535 Flag of Egypt.svg El Shams
96P Ahmed Taghian (2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 21)1.89 m1025 Flag of Egypt.svg Tala'ea El Gaish
99LB Mohamed El-Battawi (2004-09-17)17 September 2004 (aged 20)1.88 m1025 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek

Notable players

Notable coaches

See also

References

  1. African championship info
  2. "شبابنا جاهزون للمونديال". Egyptian Handball Federation (in Arabic). 13 June 2025 via Facebook.
  3. "Team Roster – Egypt" (PDF). International Handball Federation .