Eritrea national football team
| Nickname | (Tigrinya: ኣግማል ቀይሕ ባሕሪ) Red Sea Camels | ||
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| Association | Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Hesham Yakan | ||
| Captain | Robel Teklemichael | ||
| Most caps | Yidnekachew Shimangus (23) | ||
| Top scorer | Yidnekachew Shimangus (6) | ||
| Home stadium | Cicero Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ERI | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | NR (19 January 2026) | ||
| Highest | 121 (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 (Tigrinya: ሃገራዊት ጋንታ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኤርትራ) represents Eritrea in men's international football and it is controlled by the Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF). It is nicknamed the Red Sea Camels. 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.