| Egypt | |
| Badge: | Egypt handball team shirt crest 2016.svg |
| Badge Size: | 145px |
| Nickname: | The Pharaohs |
| Association: | Egyptian Handball Federation |
| Coach: | Juan Carlos Pastor |
| Assistant Coach: | Hany El-Fakharany José Manuel Sierra Méndez |
| Captain: | Ibrahim El-Masry |
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| Summer Olympics Apps: | 8 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 1992 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 4th (2020) |
| World Cup Apps: | 18 |
| World Cup First: | 1964 |
| World Cup Best: | 4th (2001) |
| Regional Name: | African Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 24 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1979 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 1st (1991, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt, which represents Egypt in international matches. It is supervised by the Egyptian Handball Federation. Egypt was the first non-European team to reach the semifinals of the World Championships, and the first African team to reach the semifinals in the Olympic tournament.
Egypt men handball team is widely regarded as the finest handball team in Africa.
Egypt's first appearance at the IHF World Championship was in 1964, where they failed to win a single game.
After Egypt started developing their handball infrastructure, Egypt qualified for the 1993 tournament at Sweden. They were able to win a game this time, against Czechoslovakia and they were able to qualify to the second round.
Egypt's performance at the 1995 Championship rose Egypt to a respectable team. Egypt won all three matches in the first round, beating Brazil, Kuwait and Belarus. The team was widely expected not to survive the knockout stage, but beat four-time World Champions Romania in the round of 16. While they were later beaten at the quarterfinals against Croatia, the team was praised back home.
Egypt advanced to the quarterfinals every time between 1995 and 2001. They also reached 6th place at the 1996 Olympics and 7th at 2000. Egypt hosted the World Championship in 1999 for the first time, failing to reach the semi-finals after a loss against Russia.
In the 2001 IHF World Championship, Egypt beat Morocco, Portugal and Iceland, drew with the Czech Republic and lost to Sweden. At the knockout stage, Egypt beat fellow Africans, Algeria. At the quarterfinals, where Egypt has been knocked out three times prior, Egypt faced Russia again, winning the close game 21–19. After losses against France and Yugoslavia, Egypt placed fourth. This was the best performance by a non-European team until it was equaled by Tunisia in 2005 and beaten by Qatar in 2015.
Between 2003 and 2017, Egypt qualified to every tournament save for the 2012 Olympics, but failed to impress, never advancing to the quarterfinal. Egypt broke this streak at the 2019 World Championship, where they placed eighth. Egypt then went on to host the first 32-team Championship in 2021, finishing seventh after losing to reigning World Champions, Denmark on penalties, who later won the tournament.
Egypt beat their rivals Tunisia in their own court, qualifying to the 2020 Olympics. In the group stage, Egypt finished 2nd, after beating Portugal, Sweden, Bahrain and Japan, and losing to World Champions Denmark once again. They then won against Germany in the quarterfinals, progressing to the semifinals. They lost to France by a 4-goal margin, despite having had a 4-goal lead early on. In the Bronze Medal match, Egypt lost to Spain, placing 4th overall.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Games | Round | Position | PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1936 Berlin | Did not enter | |||||||||
| Handball Tournament not held from 1948 to 1968 | ||||||||||
| 1972 Munich | Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1976 Montreal | ||||||||||
| 1980 Moscow | ||||||||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | ||||||||||
| 1988 Seoul | ||||||||||
| 1992 Barcelona | Match for 11th place | 11th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 137 | -18 | |
| 1996 Atlanta | Match for 5th place | 6th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 132 | +7 | |
| 2000 Sydney | Match for 7th place | 7th of 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 197 | 194 | +3 | |
| 2004 Athens | Match for 11th place | 12th of 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 134 | 163 | -29 | |
| 2008 Beijing | Group Stage | 10th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 132 | -5 | |
| 2012 London | Disqualified | |||||||||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Group Stage | 9th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 129 | 143 | -14 | |
 2020 Tokyo | Bronze Medal Match | 4th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 239 | 220 | +19 | |
 2024 Paris | Quarter finals | 5th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 169 | +7 | |
| Total | 8/14 | 0 Titles | 50 | 17 | 4 | 29 | 1260 | 1290 | -30 | |
| Edition | Round | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not enter | ||||||||||
| 1954 Sweden | ||||||||||
| 1958 East Germany | ||||||||||
| 1961 West Germany | ||||||||||
| Preliminary round | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 58 | −30 | ||
| Did not enter | ||||||||||
| 1970 France | ||||||||||
| 1974 East Germany | ||||||||||
| 1978 Denmark | ||||||||||
| 1982 West Germany | ||||||||||
| 1986 Switzerland | ||||||||||
| 1990 Czechoslovaki | ||||||||||
| Match for 11th place | 12th of 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 148 | 164 | −16 | ||
| Match for 5th place | 6th of 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 211 | 214 | −3 | ||
| Match for 5th place | 6th of 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 186 | +34 | ||
| Match for 7th place | 7th of 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 214 | +16 | ||
| Bronze Medal Match | 4th of 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 207 | 206 | +1 | ||
| Second round | 15th of 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 177 | 197 | −20 | ||
| Preliminary round | 14th of 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 123 | 0 | ||
| Match for 17th place | 17th of 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 151 | −9 | ||
| Match for 13th place | 14th of 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 218 | 239 | −21 | ||
| Match for 13th place | 14th of 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 193 | −21 | ||
| Round of 16 | 16th of 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 154 | +2 | ||
| Round of 16 | 14th of 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 148 | +3 | ||
| Round of 16 | 13th of 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 164 | −7 | ||
| Match for 7th place | 8th of 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 241 | 250 | −9 | ||
| Quarter finals | 7th of 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 181 | +38 | ||
| Match for 7th place | 7th of 32 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 272 | 233 | +39 | ||
// 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway | qualified | |||||||||
| 2027 Germany | to be determined | |||||||||
| / 2029 France/Germany | ||||||||||
/ / 2031 Denmark/Iceland/Norway | ||||||||||
| Total | 18/32 | 0 Titles | 123 | 55 | 8 | 60 | 3072 | 3075 | −3 | |
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | Final Position | |
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| Saudi Arabia 2005 | Third place | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 3rd | |
| Indonesia 2013 | No Handball tournament Held | ||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | - | |
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
