▁doing ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Men ' s ▁tournament ▁that ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁African ▁cup , ▁with ▁their ▁most ▁recent ▁win ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁Egypt ' s ▁first ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁I H F ▁World ▁Championship ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁where ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁single ▁point . ▁But ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁team ▁to ▁particip ate ▁at ▁the ▁tournament , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁non - Europe an ▁teams ▁were ▁heavily ▁under develop ed ▁back ▁then , ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁major ▁achiev ement . ▁ ▁After ▁Egypt ▁started ▁developing ▁their ▁hand ball ▁infrastr ucture , ▁Egypt ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁tournament ▁at ▁Sweden . ▁They ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁game ▁this ▁time , ▁against ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁and ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁round ▁with ▁one ▁win ▁and ▁two ▁losses . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁however , ▁despite ▁close ▁matches ▁against ▁all ▁three ▁oppon ents ▁– ▁Roman ia , ▁France ▁and ▁Switzerland ▁( going ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁ 2 6 – 2 7 ▁with ▁Roman ia ) ▁– ▁Egypt ▁failed ▁to ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁stage . ▁ ▁Egypt ' s ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Championship ▁is ▁what ▁raised ▁Egypt ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁team . ▁This ▁time , ▁Egypt ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁win