Egypt national handball team
The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt and is controlled by the Egyptian Handball Federation.
History
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Egyptian Handball Federation old logo
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Egyptian Handball Federation current logo
The Team's performance in the '90s boosted the sport's popularity in the country and attracted media and official attention, especially after scoring a huge upset against former World champions Romania in the 1995 World Men's Handball Championship held in Iceland.
Egypt also became the first non-European team to reach the World Championship semi-finals in the 2001 Men's tournament that was held in France. The Egyptians dubbed that team as the "Dream Team".
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
Olympic Games
World Championship
African Championship
Year |
Position |
Tunisia 1974 | Did not enter |
Algeria 1976 | Did not enter |
Republic of the Congo 1979 | Runners Up |
Tunisia 1981 | Fourth Place |
Egypt 1983 | Fourth Place |
Tunisia 1985 | Runners Up |
Morocco 1987 | Runners Up |
Algeria 1989 | Runners Up |
Egypt 1991 | Champions |
Côte d'Ivoire 1992 | Champions |
Tunisia 1994 | Third Place |
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Year |
Position |
Benin 1996 | Third Place |
South Africa 1998 | Third Place |
Algeria 2000 | Champions |
Morocco 2002 | Third Place |
Egypt 2004 | Champions |
Tunisia 2006 | Runners Up |
Angola 2008 | Champions |
Egypt 2010 | Runners Up |
Morocco 2012 | Third Place |
Algeria 2014 | Third Place |
Egypt 2016 | Champions |
Total | 20/22 |
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All-Africa Games
- 1965 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 1973 - 02 !
![2nd, silver medalist(s)](../I/m/Silver_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 1987 - 03 !
![3rd, bronze medalist(s)](../I/m/Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 1991 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 1995 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 1999 - 02 !
![2nd, silver medalist(s)](../I/m/Silver_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 2003 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 2007 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 2011 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 2015 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
Mediterranean Games
Pan Arab Games
- 1992 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 1997 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 1999 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 2004 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 2007 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
- 2011 - 01 !
![1st, gold medalist(s)](../I/m/Gold_medal_icon.svg.png)
Islamic Solidarity Games
Youth Olympics
Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
Final Position |
Singapore 2010 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1st |
China 2014 | Runners-Up | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 2nd |
Total | 2/2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
Junior World Championship
Year |
Round |
Final Position |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Sweden 1977 |
Did Not Qualify |
Denmark / Sweden 1979 |
Portugal 1981 |
Finland 1983 | Preliminary Round | 13th | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 105 | 143 | -38 |
Italy 1985 | Preliminary Round | 15th | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 122 | 140 | -18 |
Yugoslavia 1987 | Did not Qualify |
Spain 1989 | Preliminary Round | 15th | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 117 | 149 | -32 |
Greece 1991 | Preliminary Round | 13th | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 153 | 141 | +12 |
Egypt 1993 | Champions | Winners | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 179 | 139 | +40 |
Argentina 1995 | Quarter-Final | 6th | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | 191 | 196 | -5 |
Turkey 1997 | Quarter-Final | 6th | 9 | 4 | - | 5 | 237 | 247 | -10 |
Qatar 1999 | Semi-Final | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 194 | +63 |
Switzerland 2001 | Main Round | 8th | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | 192 | 218 | -26 |
Brazil 2003 | Main Round | 10th | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 196 | 214 | -18 |
Hungary 2005 | Main Round | 7th | 8 | 6 | - | 2 | 235 | 227 | +8 |
Macedonia 2007 | Main Round | 6th | 8 | 5 | - | 3 | 244 | 213 | +31 |
Egypt 2009 | Semi-Final | 4th | 10 | 7 | - | 3 | 255 | 241 | +14 |
Greece 2011 | Semi-Final | 4th | 9 | 5 | - | 4 | 251 | 222 | +29 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 | Quarter-Final | 8th | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 250 | 243 | +6 |
Brazil 2015 | Semi-Final | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 282 | 258 | +24 |
Total | 16/20 | 1 Title | 125 | 64 | 6 | 55 | 3266 | 3186 | *80 |
Youth World Championships
Team
Current squad
The following is the Egyptian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Head coach: Marwan Ragab
Famous players
- Ahmed Mostafa ElAhmar The best player to come in Egypt's history. Left Handed and very talented player. He is playing now for Zamalek. He used to play for Flensburg in Germany.
- Mohamed El Alfy One of the best handball players in Egypt's history and a very talented coach, he played for Heliopolis, Ahly and National team captain.
- Alaa Elsayed (Arabic: علاء السيد) skipper of the first Egyptian National Handball to Win the African Championship in Cairo 1991, played for Altayaran Club, later became administrative manager of the National Team
- Hamada El Rooby(Arabic: حمادة الروبي) One of the best goalkeepers in Egyptian history and was in the dream of 2001 who took 4th place in the World Cup.
- Ahmed Belal (Arabic: أحمد بلال) Mastermind of the Egyptian National Team for a decade, played for Olympic Club of Alexandria, played in Germany, and his sons Aly, Karim and Omar Belal play for Smouha Club
- Ashraf Awaad (Arabic: أشرف عواض) skipper of the Egyptian youth team who won the World Youth Cup in Cairo 1993, to be the first non-European to win a world title at any level in handball, member of the Awaad clan who provided Egyptian Handball by several members namely Hazem and Belal, Hussein, Hassan, Ibrahim and the young boy Abdul Rahman, played for Al Ahly
- Bassem Elsobky (Arabic: باسم السبكي) Goalkeeper of Zamalek club, one of the best goalkeepers ever
- Ayman Salah(Arabic: أيمن صلاح) Goalkeeper of Zamalek club, one of the best goalkeepers ever
- Gohar Nabil (Arabic: جوهر نبيل) pivot of Ahly club one of the best pivots in world
- Magdy Abo El Magd (Arabic: مجدي ابو المجد)pivot and captain of Zamalek team. officially one of the best players in Zamalek club history and a talented working hard coach with clubs and the national team
- Hassan Yousry (Arabic: حسن يسري) The mastermind of the Egyptian national team from 2004-2011 from the best CB in Egyptian history currently playing in AL Jaish in Qatar.
- Mamdouh Hashem Captain of the National team from 1980 to 1985 First Egyptian to play professional handball in Europe played for 2 years in TUSEM Essen club in Germany then he moved to Saudi Arabia as a professional player, then as a coach. Later on he moved to Egypt where he took responsibility as the general manager of Al Zamalek club where he achieved with them many local and African championships.
- Khaled Elawady (Arabic: خالد العوضى) goalkeeper of Ahly club, one of the best goalkeepers in Egypt
- Hussein Zaky First Player to play abroad for Cuidad Real and other big teams In Europe and was in the dream team of 2001 and was the goal top scorer the world Cup in France 2001.
- Hussein Labib Right wing at Zamalek club
- Hassan Sakr Right back at Zamalek club
- Mostafa El-Ahmar Left Back at Zamalek club
- Hisham Nasr Left back at Zamalek club
References
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