Egypt national American football team

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Association	ELAF
Federation	Africa
Founded	2013
Nickname	The Pharaohs
IFAF Affiliation	2014
Colors	Red, White and Black
First international
Egypt 6–26   (Cairo, Egypt; 13 December 2014)
Biggest win
None
Biggest defeat
Egypt 6–26   (Cairo, Egypt; 13 December 2014)

The Egyptian Federation of American Football was founded in 2014 and has been spreading the game in Egypt since then. It was granted full membership by the IFAF in 2014. EFAF is the country's top league, composed of 6 teams. The country's national team had its first match on 13 December 2014 against the Moroccan national team at the GUC stadium, for qualifications for the 2015 IFAF World Championship, and lost 26-6.

History[]

Founding and Membership of IFAF[]

The Egyptian Federation of American Football (EFAF) was founded in 2014 by Abd Elrahman Hafez, Ali Rafeek, Amr Hebbo and Khaled Rabei and it is the governing body for the sport of American football in Egypt. It's responsible for all regulatory, competition, performance, and development aspects of the game.

Egypt was granted full IFAF membership in 2014 at the IFAF congress in Kuwait.

The Egyptian National team of American football[]

It is the country's official senior national men's football team. It is controlled by and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF).

ELAF is a full member of the International Federation of American Football

The Egyptian League of American Football offers full-contact football in Egypt. The league offers a number of training sessions, open try-outs, and skills camps.

The Egyptian League of American Football[]

Teams[]

ELAF comprises six teams:

Cairo Sharks : Founding team, started in 2012 and the Pharaohs bowl winner of 2013. Jersey colors:  and  

BUE Hawks  : The British University in Egypt's team, started in 2014. Jersey colors:  and  

Cairo Lions : Started in 2014, the Cairo Lions are an independent team. Jersey colors:  and  

Cairo Mustangs  : Started in 2013, and converted into an independent team in 2015 . Jersey colors:  and  

BUE Bulls : British University in Egypt new team with name Bulls, soon to join the new season. Jersey colors: 

Cairo Gorillas : A new team with the name Gorillas in 2015, which joined the ELAF starting the 2016 season. Jersey colors:  and  

Egyptian National team's IFAF World Championship record[]

Year	Position	GP	W	L	PF	PA
1999	Did Not Participate
2003
2007
2011
2015	Did not Qualify

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