Eritrea national football team

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Eritrea

Nickname(s)	Red Sea Boys[1][2]
Association	Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Alemseged Efrem
Captain	Robel Teklemichael[3]
Most caps	Yidnekachew Shimangus (22)
Top scorer	Berhane Aregai Yonas Fesehaye Yidnekachew Shimangus (5)
Home stadium	Cicero Stadium
FIFA code	ERI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	NR (18 July 2024)[4]
Highest	121[5] (August 2007)
Lowest	207 (April–May 2018, September 2019)
First international
Pre-independence  Sudan 1–1 Eritrea (Khartoum, Sudan; 26 June 1992) Post-independence  Seychelles 0–1 Eritrea  (Mumias, Kenya; 29 November 1994)
Biggest win
Djibouti 0–3 Eritrea  (Kampala, Uganda; 13 December 2019)  Kenya 1–4 Eritrea  (Kampala, Uganda; 17 December 2019)
Biggest defeat
Ghana 5–0 Eritrea  (Accra, Ghana; 28 February 1999)  Angola 6–1 Eritrea  (Luanda, Angola; 25 March 2007)
CECAFA Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1994)
Best result	Runners-up (2019)

The Eritrea national football team represents Eritrea in men's international football and it is controlled by the Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF). It is nicknamed the Red Sea Boys. It has never qualified for the finals of the FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations. Asmara side Red Sea FC are the main supplier for the national team and the team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). Out of 211 national teams in the FIFA men's team world rankings, they are the only one that is unranked.