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 recordAfrica Cup of Nations qualification recordYearRoundPosition*Squad 1957Champions1st220061SquadNo Qualification 1959Champions1st220061SquadNo Qualification 1962Runners-up2nd210145SquadQualified as defending champions 1963Semi-finals3rd3210115Squad–––––– 1965Withdrew after qualifying–––––– 1968Withdrew321064 1970Semi-finals3rd5311105Squad211021 1972Did not qualify430166 19743rd5401135SquadQualified as hosts 1976Semi-finals4th6123912Squad4310113 1978Did not qualify201145 1980Semi-finals4th521267Squad210143 1982Withdrew220073 1984Semi-finals4th522166Squad421132 1986Champions1st531151SquadQualified as hosts 1988Group stage6th311131SquadQualified as defending champions 1990Group stage8th300316Squad421182 1992Group stage11th200202Squad6330135 1994Quarter-finals5th311141Squad622265 1996Quarter-finals7th420256Squad10631245 1998Champions1st6411101Squad6231124 2000Quarter-finals5th430173SquadQualified as defending champions 2002Quarter-finals6th420233Squad6411116 2004Group stage9th311133Squad4301141 2006Champions1st6420123SquadQualified as hosts 2008Champions1st6510155Squad633092 2010Champions1st6600152Squad13913227 2012Did not qualify612355 2013201134 2015620456 2017Runners-up2nd632153Squad431071 2019Round of 1610th430151Squad6411165 2021Runners-up2nd 733142Squad6330103 2023Round of 1612th404077Squad6501103 2025Qualified6420122 2027To be determinedTo be determinedTotal7 Titles27/351116024271759712570312422992
Egypt's matches YearDateLocationStagesOpponentResultEgypt scorers 1957 10 February 1957 Khartoum Semi-finals 2–1 15 February 1957 Final 4–0 1959 22 May 1959 Cairo Final phase 4–0 29 May 1959 Final phase 2–1 1962 18 January 1962 Addis Ababa Semi-finals 2–1 21 January 1962 Final 2–4 1963 24 November 1963 Kumasi Group stage 6–3 26 November 1963 2–2 30 November 1963 Accra Third place 3–0 1970 7 February 1970 Wad Medani Group stage 4–1 9 February 1970 1–1 11 February 1970 1–0 14 February 1970 Khartoum Semi-finals 1–2 16 February 1970 Third place 3–1 1974 1 March 1974 Cairo Group stage 2–1 4 March 1974 3–1 6 March 1974 2–0 9 March 1974 Semi-finals 2–3 11 March 1974 Third place 4–0 1976 29 February 1976 Addis Ababa First round 1–1 3 March 1976 2–1 6 March 1974 1–1 9 March 1974 Final round 1–2 11 March 1974 2–4 14 March 1974 2–3 1980 8 March 1980 Lagos Group stage 2–1 12 March 1980 2–1 15 March 1980 0–1 19 March 1980 Ibadan Semi-finals 2–2 21 March 1980 Lagos Third place 0–2 1984 4 March 1984 Abidjan Group stage 1–0 7 March 1984 2–1 10 March 1984 0–0 14 March 1984 Semi-finals 2–2 17 March 1984 Third place 1–3 1986 7 March 1986 Cairo Group stage 0–1 10 March 1986 2–0 13 March 1986 2–0 17 March 1986 Semi-finals 1–0 21 March 1986 Final 0–0 1988 14 March 1988 Rabat Group stage 0–1 17 March 1988 3–0 20 March 1988 0–0 1990 2 March 1990 Algiers Group stage 1–3 5 March 1990 0–1 8 March 1990 0–2 1992 13 January 1992 Ziguinchor Group stage 0–1 17 January 1992 0–1 1994 28 March 1994 Tunis Group stage 4–0 30 March 1994 0–0 2 April 1994 Quarter-finals 0–1 1996 15 January 1996 Johannesburg Group stage 2–1 18 January 1996 1–2 24 January 1996 1–0 27 January 1996 Bloemfontein Quarter-finals 1–3 1998 10 February 1998 Bobo-Dioulasso Group stage 2–0 13 February 1998 4–0 17 February 1998 Ouagadougou 0–1 21 February 1998 Quarter-finals 0–0 25 February 1998 Bobo-Dioulasso Semi-finals 2–0 28 February 1998 Ouagadougou Final 2–0 2000 23 January 2000 Kano Group stage 2–0 28 January 2000 1–0 2 February 2000 4–2 7 February 2000 Quarter-finals 0–1 2002 20 January 2002 Bamako Group stage 0–1 25 January 2002 1–0 31 January 2002 2–1 4 February 2002 Sikasso Quarter-finals 0–1 2004 25 January 2004 Sfax Group stage 2–1 29 January 2004 Sousse 1–2 3 February 2004 Monastir 0–0 2006 20 January 2006 Cairo Group stage 3–0 24 January 2006 0–0 28 January 2006 3–1 3 February 2006 Quarter-finals 4–1 7 February 2006 Semi-finals 2–1 10 February 2006 Final 0–0 2008 22 January 2008 Kumasi Group stage 4–2 26 January 2008 3–0 30 January 2008 1–1 4 February 2008 Quarter-finals 2–1 7 February 2008 Semi-finals 4–1 10 February 2008 Accra Final 1–0 2010 12 January 2010 Benguela Group stage 3–1 16 January 2010 2–0 20 January 2010 2–0 25 January 2010 Quarter-finals 3–1 28 January 2010 Semi-finals 4–0 31 January 2010 Luanda Final 1–0 2017 17 January 2017 Port-Gentil Group stage 0–0 21 January 2017 1–0 25 January 2017 1–0 29 January 2017 Quarter-finals 1–0 28 January 2017 Libreville Semi-finals 1–1 5 February 2017 Final 1–2 2019 21 June 2019 Cairo Group stage 1–0 26 June 2019 2–0 30 June 2019 2–0 6 July 2019 Round of 16 0–1 2021 11 January 2022 Garoua Group stage 0–1 15 January 2022 1–0 19 January 2022 Yaoundé1–0 26 January 2022 Douala Round of 16 0–0 30 January 2022 Yaoundé Quarter-finals 2–1 3 February 2022 Semi-finals 0–0 6 February 2022 Final0–0 2023 14 January 2024 Abidjan Group stage 2–2 18 January 2024 2–2 22 January 2024 2–2 28 January 2024 San Pédro Round of 16 1–1
Squads
See also Egypt at the FIFA World Cup
References
External links Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com