Egyptian Pharaohs

## League/conference history

**World Football League (2022–present)*** Western Conference (2022)
* **American Conference (2023–present)**

## Championships

**League championships (2)*** **Gold Bowl championships (2)**
2022 (I), 2023 (II)

**Conference championships (3)*** **WFL Eastern:** 2022
* **WFL Afro-Eruo:** 2023, 2024

**Division championships (3)*** **WFL Eastern:** 2022
* **WFL Afro-Eruo:** 2023, 2024

## Home fields

* Comet Stadium (2022–2024)
* **Apollo Field (2025–present)**

The **Egyptian Pharaohs** are a professional American football team based in Egypt. The Pharaohs currently compete in the World Football League (WFL) as a member of the league's Afro-Euro Conference (AEC). The won the league's first two Gold Bowls in 2022 and 2023 as well as an appearance in 2024.

## Franchise history

### Founding

The Pharaohs were founded July 7, 2022 by Clay Gamble Sr. They joined the league's Eastern Conference. In the first ever WFL Draft, they drafted many players that would be cornerstones of their early years, such as quarterback Jeremy Crouse in the first round, linebacker Roy Knight in the second round, and Jay Woods in the fifth round.

### 2022–present: Early Pharaohs

During week one of the inaugural season, the Pharaohs beat their rival Warsaw Warriors, 28–17, for their first win in franchise history. The Pharaohs finished the season 5–2 and won their first division championship in team history. They played the Munich Monarchs in the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals and ended up winning the game 35–28 and clinched a trip to their first Gold Bowl appearance against the Seattle Waves. The Pharaohs finished the season winning the Gold Bowl and winning the inaugural Gold Bowl Trophy.

Before the 2023 season, the Eastern Conference ownership disbanded and was replaced by the Afro-Euro Conference. The Pharaohs joined along with the Munich Monarchs, the Warsaw Warriors, and later the Frankfurt Lions in 2025.

After an impressive first year in the league, the Pharaohs continued their success finishing 2023 with a 7–0 record and becoming the first and only franchise to go undefeated in the regular season. In the 2023 Afro-Euro Conference Championship, the Pharaohs played their rivals, the Warsaw Warriors. They would go on to win their second straight conference final with a 35–27 victory at home in Pharaoh Stadium. In the Gold Bowl, the Pharaohs faced the Salt Lake City Comets in hopes of winning a second straight Gold Bowl title. They would go on to win the game and become the first franchise to win back-to-back titles.

In the 2024 season, the Pharaohs underwent a quarterback change and a head coaching change, as rookie AJ Carter took over as the starter in week three and Lane Frost became the interim head coach in week five after Marcus Gamble was fired by his own father for betting on and rigging games. The Pharaohs went 6–4, which placed them first in the Afro-Euro Conference. In the 2024 Afro-Euro Conference Championship, they beat the Warsaw Warriors for the second year in a row, en route to their third Gold Bowl appearance in three years. However, they lost in Gold Bowl III to the Minnesota Polar Bears 29–3.