The national team qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after beating Congo 2-1 in a match held at the Borg El Arab Stadium in the fifth round of the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Russia.
The team's qualification came after the Group 5 summit after five rounds of the group with 12 points from four wins on the Congo back and forth "2-1 and 1-0", Ghana 2-0 and Uganda 1-0 while one defeat against Uganda with a view to Nazif is second in Uganda with 8 points while Ghana are in third place with 6 points and Congo finally with one point.
The team will have a final round during which they will meet Egypt and Ghana, and the Congo will meet Uganda.