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Head to head · Checked November 2026

Egypt vs
Morocco

Egypt vs Morocco in ice hockey: two North African nations on IIHF standing, players, rinks and leagues, and Morocco’s 2027 World Championship debut.

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Tale of the tape, Egypt–Morocco
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Egypt federations, leagues and clubs
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Morocco federations, leagues and clubs
Measure by measure

The tale of the tape

Ahead on 0
Egypt
Ahead on 2
Morocco
  • IIHF membership
    Egypt: None
    Pursuing recognition
    Morocco: Associate (ahead)
    Since 2010
  • Registered players
    Egypt: —
    Morocco: 779
  • Men’s world ranking
    Egypt: —
    Morocco: —
  • Women’s world ranking
    Egypt: —
    Morocco: —
  • IIHF-size indoor rinks
    Egypt: —
    Morocco: 2
  • Men’s Worlds 2027
    Egypt: —
    Morocco: Div IV B (ahead)
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Women’s Worlds 2027
    Egypt: —
    Morocco: —
  • Domestic competition
    Egypt: EHL
    3-on-3, at Sun City Mall
    Morocco: —

Membership, players, rankings and rinks are the figures each federation reports to the IIHF, as shown on its iihf.com member page in November 2026. The 2027 tournaments are the IIHF’s own entry lists. Amber marks the side that is ahead.

The difference

How they compare

Morocco has been an associate member of the IIHF since 2010 and reports 779 registered players, more than any other country we compare; 539 of them are youth players. In 2027 its men make their World Championship debut, in Division IV Group B in Kuala Lumpur, against India, Iran and Malaysia.

In January 2026 Morocco opened a new rink in the Yacoub El Mansour district of Rabat, backed by the sports ministry and built by ANEP, the national public-buildings agency, with a 1,738 m² ice surface, the size of an IIHF rink. A friendly against a French side opened it. Since then it has reportedly been almost unused, and we found no Moroccan league or club playing in 2025 or 2026.

Egypt is close to the reverse. It is not an IIHF member and reports no figures, but the Egyptian Hockey League plays every week at Sun City Mall in Cairo, and its founding club, the Cairo Nomads, plays the region’s tournaments: they were runners-up in the Men’s MENA division of the 2026 Union Classic.

Who plays where

Leagues and clubs

North Africa

Egypt

North Africa

Morocco

  • Federation · Salé

    Fédération Royale Marocaine de Hockey sur Glace

    Morocco’s IIHF member. Its men make their World Championship debut in 2027, in Division IV Group B. Its website, frmhg.ma, was offline when we checked in November 2026.

    IIHF profile(opens in a new tab)
Common questions

Egypt vs Morocco, answered

Is Egypt or Morocco better at ice hockey?

On paper, Morocco: it is an IIHF associate member with 779 registered players, and its men play the World Championship for the first time in 2027, in Division IV Group B. Egypt is not an IIHF member. On the ice, Egypt has the more active domestic game: the Egyptian Hockey League plays every week in Cairo, while we found no Moroccan league or club playing in 2025 or 2026.

What is the new ice rink in Rabat?

A rink in the Yacoub El Mansour district of Rabat, opened on 24 January 2026 with a friendly against a French side. Its ice surface is 1,738 m², the size of an IIHF rink, in a complex of more than 16,000 m², built by ANEP, Morocco’s public-buildings agency, for the sports ministry.

Are Egypt and Morocco IIHF members?

Egypt is not an IIHF member; the Egyptian Hockey League is pursuing recognition. Morocco has been an associate member of the IIHF since 2010.

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