Team · CAF
28 Aug 1920 – 7 Jul 2026 · Elo 1855 (28th now), peak 1931 in 2010
379 won · 188 drawn · 193 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 21 · Year
| Home | 297 | 199 | 47 | 51 | 600 | 241 | +359 | 67% |
| Away | 237 | 69 | 84 | 84 | 241 | 292 | -51 | 29.1% |
| Neutral | 226 | 111 | 57 | 58 | 388 | 239 | +149 | 49.1% |
| Tournament finals | 174 | 85 | 43 | 46 | 269 | 192 | +77 | 48.9% |
| Qualifiers | 219 | 124 | 51 | 44 | 395 | 178 | +217 | 56.6% |
| Friendlies | 367 | 170 | 94 | 103 | 565 | 402 | +163 | 46.3% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 9 | 8 Jun 2003 | 8 Jan 2004 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 19 | 14 Oct 2019 | 11 Dec 2021 | 0 |
| Scored in | 32 | 14 Jun 2022 | 5 Sep 2025 | 7 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 16 Jul 1989 | 17 Nov 1989 | 0 |
| Without a win | 9 | 12 Nov 2017 | 25 Jun 2018 | 3 |
| Defeats | 5 | 2 Nov 1952 | 12 Feb 1954 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 4 | 21 Apr 1985 | 10 Sep 1985 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| African Cup of Nations | 28 | 6 | Winner (2010, 2008, 2006, 1998, 1986, 1957) |
| FIFA World Cup | 4 | 0 | Round of 16 (2026, 1934) |
| Arab Cup | 4 | 0 | — |
| All-African Games | 3 | 0 | — |
| Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | — |
| Confederations Cup | 2 | 0 | Group stage (2009, 1999) |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Round of 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | — |
| Arab Cup 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | B · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Runner-up | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | D · 2nd |
| Arab Cup 2021 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | A · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | A · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2017 | Runner-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | D · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2010 | Winner | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | C · 1st |
| Confederations Cup 2009 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | B · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Winner | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | C · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2006 | Winner | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | A · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | C · 3rd |
African Cup of Nations 6
| Tunisia | CAF | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 29% | 1972 | 2023 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 46.2% | 1983 | 2022 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 44% | 1970 | 2026 |
| Ghana | CAF | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 45.8% | 1960 | 2024 |
| Algeria | CAF | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 26.1% | 1963 | 2023 |
| Morocco | CAF | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 18.2% | 1971 | 2022 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 23.8% | 1963 | 2026 |
| Zambia | CAF | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 61.9% | 1974 | 2023 |
| Ethiopia | CAF | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 73.7% | 1957 | 2025 |
| Uganda | CAF | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 89.5% | 1962 | 2019 |
| Libya | CAF | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 68.4% | 1966 | 2021 |
| Kenya | CAF | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 68.4% | 1977 | 2021 |
| Sudan | CAF | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 77.8% | 1957 | 2022 |
| South Korea | AFC | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 23.5% | 1987 | 2022 |
| Senegal | CAF | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 50% | 1986 | 2026 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 57.1% | 1970 | 2024 |
| Kuwait | AFC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 35.7% | 1972 | 2025 |
| Zimbabwe | CAF | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 57.1% | 1984 | 2025 |
| South Africa | CAF | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 38.5% | 1995 | 2025 |
| Malawi | CAF | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 58.3% | 1978 | 2023 |
| Friendly | 311 | 142 | 77 | 92 | 45.7% |
| African Cup of Nations | 118 | 64 | 26 | 28 | 54.2% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 111 | 65 | 23 | 23 | 58.6% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 108 | 59 | 28 | 21 | 54.6% |
| Arab Cup | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 44.4% |
| Korea Cup | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Palestine Cup | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 69.2% |
| All-African Games | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 61.5% |
| FIFA World Cup | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8.3% |
| Olympic Games | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9% |
| United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Confederations Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.7% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Mohamed Salah | 54 | 8 | 2012–2026 |
| Trézéguet | 23 | 0 | 2016–2026 |
| Hossam Hassan | 20 | 2 | 1989–2006 |
| Ahmed Hassan | 18 | 2 | 1996–2015 |
| Amr Zaki | 17 | 0 | 2004–2013 |
| Mohamed Aboutriaka | 15 | 4 | 2006–2013 |
| Hassan El-Shazly | 12 | 1 | 1963–1974 |
| Mostafa Mohamed | 12 | 2 | 2021–2024 |
| Omar Marmoush | 11 | 1 | 2021–2026 |
| Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh | 9 | 0 | 1928–1934 |
| Emad Moteab | 8 | 0 | 2005–2010 |
| Mahmoud El Khatib | 8 | 0 | 1976–1980 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 22% of these matches.
| Trézéguet | 93 | 69 | 2016–2026 |
| Mohamed Salah | 86 | 82 | 2012–2026 |
| Mohamed El Shenawy | 70 | 67 | 2018–2026 |
| Mohamed Elneny | 65 | 62 | 2012–2024 |
| Hamdy Fathy | 62 | 41 | 2019–2026 |
| Ahmed Fathi | 60 | 52 | 2003–2021 |
| Zizo | 60 | 35 | 2019–2026 |
| Ahmed Hegazi | 59 | 59 | 2011–2024 |
| Mostafa Mohamed | 59 | 43 | 2019–2026 |
| Omar Marmoush | 55 | 45 | 2021–2026 |
| Tarek Hamed | 54 | 44 | 2014–2023 |
| Mohamed Hany | 45 | 43 | 2019–2026 |