The Egypt national football team, nicknamed "Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's international football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt.
The Guinea national football team represents Guinea in men's international football and it is controlled by the Guinean Football Federation. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals, and their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was runners-up in 1976. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Libya national football team represents Libya in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cups in history but has qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations: 1982, 2006, and 2012. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and 2012, and third in 1966. The team is affiliated with both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Niger national football team represents Niger in international football through the Nigerien Football Federation, a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). Niger plays in the colors of the flag of Niger, white, green and orange. Their nickname comes from the Dama gazelle, native to Niger, the Hausa name of which is Meyna or Ménas The Dama appears on their badge in the colors of the national flag.
Wael Kamel Gomaa El Hawty is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best African defenders of all time.
Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a forward. He won the African Footballer of the Year award in 2008 beating the previous years winner Emmanuel Adebayor, and was one of five nominees for the 2006 award, and one of the ten nominated for the 2013 award.
Ahmed Fathy Abdelmonem Ahmed Ibrahim is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Pyramids.
Ahmad Farag Mohamed Belal is an Egyptian football striker.
Hassan Hamdy was the 12th and president of the Egyptian Al Ahly Sporting Club. He was the vice president of the club during Saleh Selim's presidency and the chairman of Al-Ahram advertising agency which is part of the Al-Ahram association and the president of the International Advertising Association (IAA)'s Cairo branch. He also played for Al Ahly football team as a midfielder/defender in 1960 and 1970, and was the 20th captain of the squad. He played for Egypt national football team from early seventies to late seventies of the last century.
Walid Soliman Said Ebid is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who last played as a winger and an attacking midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly SC and the Egypt national team.
Ian Campbell Hogg is a New Zealand footballer who is currently playing for Waitakere United in the ASB Premiership. He has represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games on two occasions: Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Hogg was also a member of the senior national side that was involved in qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
Mohamed Nagy Ismail Afash, commonly known as Gedo, is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
The 2011 Nile Basin Tournament was an association football tournament organized by the Egyptian Football Association. The tournament was contested in January 2011.
Ahmed Elsayed Ali Elsayed Hegazy, simply known as Ahmed Hegazi, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both club Saudi Professional League Al-Ittihad and the Egypt national team.
Marwan Mohsen Fahmy Tharwat Gameldin Mahmoud Fahmy is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Future.
Ahmed Hamdi Hussein Hafez is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek.
Hamdi Nagguez is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily SC.
Mahmoud Hamdy Mahmoud Hamouda Attia, also known as El-Wensh, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and the Egyptian national team.
Hamdy Fathy Abdelhalim Abdelfattah is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Wakrah and the Egypt national team. He is considered to be a deep-lying playmaker capable of directing gameplay through short and calm passes, exceptional positioning, and his singular reading of the game in the middle of the park.
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match that determined the winner of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) which was played between Senegal and Egypt. The match was held at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 6 February 2022. The match was won 4-2 by Senegal on penalties, after the match had ended in a 0-0 draw
