Egypt women's national football team

Egypt
Nickname(s)	The Cleopatras
Association	Egyptian Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhameed
Top scorer	Amany Rashad (21)
Home stadium	Cairo International Stadium
FIFA code	EGY
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	93 1 (16 August 2024)
Highest	58 (December 2005)
Lowest	96 (December 2021)
First international
	Egypt 1–1 Uganda ; (Egypt; 29 March 1998)
Biggest win
	Egypt 15–0 Iraq ; (Manama, Bahrain; 21 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
	Nigeria 6–0 Egypt ; (Kaduna, Nigeria; 23 October 1998)
African Women's Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 1998)
Best result	Group stage (1998, 2016)

The Egypt women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم للسيدات), nicknamed "the Cleopatras", represents Egypt in international women's football.^[3] It is managed by the Egyptian Football Association, the governing body of football in the country.

Like most African nations, women's football in Egypt has lacked development, whereas the men's team is one of the continent's most traditional.

History

The team had an agonizing start, losing 17–0 to Russia in a 1993 unofficial friendly. An unimpressed correspondent in the Egyptian Mail newspaper wrote of the players:^[4]

Their bucksome blubbery bodies played havoc, with their running becoming turtle-paced. And the crowd shouted at them to go back home.

After some development, the Cleopatras made their official debut in the 1998 African Championship after beating Uganda in the qualifying round. They lost all three group-stage matches, scoring two total goals.^[5]

In 2012 they made their fourth appearance in the African Championship's qualifiers. They were knocked out by Ethiopia.^[6]

Egypt qualified for the 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after beating Ivory Coast which was considered an upset as Ivory Coast had competed in the 2015 Women's World Cup.^[7] At the tournament, Egypt lost 2–0 to Cameroon and 5–0 to South Africa but were able to snatch their first victory against Zimbabwe thanks to a goal by Salma Tarik.^[8]^[9]

Egypt did not enter the qualification rounds to the 2019 World Cup nor the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. The team failed to qualify for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.^[10]

As of 21 August 2023, the team was ranked 88th in the world by FIFA.^[11]

Team image

Nicknames

The Egypt women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Cleopatras".

Home stadium

Egypt plays their home matches on the Cairo International Stadium.

Overall competitive record

Competition	Stage	Opponent	Result	Position	Scorers
1998 African Championship qualifying	Single round	Uganda	1–1 1–0
1998 African Championship	First round	DR Congo Morocco Nigeria	1–4 1–4 0–6	4 / 4
2000 African Championship qualifying	Single round	Réunion	3–4 1–1
2006 African Championship qualifying	First round	Eritrea	Walkover
2006 African Championship qualifying	Second round	Algeria	0–1 0–3
2008 African Championship qualifying	First round	Tunisia	Withdrew
2009 North African Tournament	Single round	Tunisia Algeria	2–6 1–1	3 / 3
2010 African Championship qualifying	First round	Algeria	Withdrew
2012 African Championship qualifying	First round	Ethiopia	4–2 0–4		Atia (2), Tarek, Abd El-Hafiz
2014 African Championship qualifying	First round	Tunisia	0–3, 2–2		Tarek
2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations	First round	Cameroon	2–0	3 / 4	Onguéné, Manie
		Zimbabwe	0–1		Tarik
		South Africa	5–0		Mgcoyi, Vilakazi, Jane, Seoposenwe, Motlhalo

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2023

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) Friendly	Lebanon	1–2	Egypt	Jounieh, Lebanon
11:00 UTC+2	Salha 15'	Report	Ismael 53' Essam 56'	Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) Friendly	Lebanon	1–2	Egypt	Jounieh, Lebanon
15:00 UTC+3	Iskandar 55'	Report	Ismael 42' Maustafa 88'	Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg	Egypt	4–0	South Sudan	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+3	S. Adam 4' H. Maustafa 27' O. Samir 38' S. Essam 57'	Report (EFA)		Stadium: Petrosport Stadium Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg	South Sudan	0–4 (0–8 agg.)	Egypt	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+3		Report (EFA)	S. Adam 17' H. Maustafa 21' S. Essam 33', 72'	Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Note: Egypt won 8–0 on aggregate.

30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg	Senegal	4–0	Egypt	Thiès, Senegal
17:00 UTC±0	Babou 26' Ndiaye 30' H. Diallo 68' Sow 88'	Report (FSF)		Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg	Egypt	0–0 (0–4 agg.)	Senegal	Cairo, Egypt
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Note: Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 1 October 2022^[update]:

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhameed	^[12]
Assistant coach	Marwa Al Hawat
Goalkeeping coach	Mohamed Arafet

Manager history

(20xx–present) Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhamid

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match's against Senegal in December 2023.^[13]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 26 August 2021.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Maha ElDemrdash Shehata	(1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)	Al Ahly
1GK	Nasra Eid Abdelmalek	(1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 30)	Free agent
1GK	Habiba Emad Sabry	(2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 18)	Masar

2DF	Eman Hassan Abdelrahim	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)	Abha
2DF	Nada Emad	(1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)	Wadi Degla
2DF	Nour Abdelwahed El Sayed	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20)	FC Masar

3MF	Noura Khaled	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)	Pyramids
3MF	Sara Ismael Salgueda	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25)	Zaragoza CFF
3MF	Hala Moustafa Moussa	(2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 19)	FC Masar
3MF	Samia Ahmed Adam	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)	San Francisco Nighthawks
3MF	Merna Mohsen Youssef	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)	FC Masar
3MF	Maya Ehab Abdelrazek	(2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19)	FC Masar
3MF	Mahira Ali ElDanbouki	(1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 27)	FC Masar
3MF	Omnia Mahmoud Abdelhamid	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 30)	Al-Riyadh
3MF	Rodiena Abdelrasol		Al Ahly

4FW	Sally Mansour Elmitwalli	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)	Al-Shoulla
4FW	Menna Tarek Sayed	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)	Al Ahly
4FW	Sarah Essam Hassanin	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)	Free agent
4FW	Laila Sherif ElBehery		UC Irvine Anteaters
4FW	Nada Ibrahim ElGharib	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22)	Pyramids
4FW	Asmaa Ali	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30)	Rio Ave

	Omneya Samir		Al Ahly
	Nour Gohar		Maadi & Yacht
	Basma Mouhamed		Wadi Degla
	Nour Mohamed Idris		Al Ahly

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Egypt squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Amina Hassan	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)	Pyramids	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
GK	Maja Ahmed Alrifai	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24)	Future	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
GK	Azza Fouly		Brentford	South Sudan,24 September 2023

DF	Yasmin Samir El Sayed	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 36)	Wadi Degla	v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
DF	Sherouk Sayed	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 25)	Olimpia Cluj	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
DF	Engy Attia	(1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 38)	Al Amira	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
DF	Amira Mouhamed	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	Tutankhamun	South Sudan,24 September 2023
DF	Omneya Samir	(1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 35)	Al Ahly	South Sudan,24 September 2023

MF	Shahd Makram	(1994-07-16) 16 July 1994 (age 30)	Maadi & Yacht	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
MF	Nadia Ramadan	(1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29)	Tutankhamun	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
MF	Dana Nadda	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23)	IMG Academy	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
MF	Samar Adel Gamal	(1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31)	Wadi Degla	South Sudan,24 September 2023

FW	Malak Tamer	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25)	WSS Barcelona	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
FW	Manar Elsayed	(2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22)	Wadi Degla	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
FW	Suzana Missad	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)	Yatingildiret	v. Lebanon, 22 February 2023
FW	Asmaa Ali			South Sudan,24 September 2023

	Manar Hani			South Sudan,24 September 2023
	Farah Hichem			South Sudan,24 September 2023
	Yasmin Abed Al Aziz			South Sudan,24 September 2023
	Barven Mazen			South Sudan,24 September 2023
	Farah Hichem			South Sudan,24 September 2023
	Sarra Khaled			South Sudan,24 September 2023
	Habiba Sabri			South Sudan,24 September 2023
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^SUS Player is serving a suspension. ^WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Previous squads

Africa Women Cup of Nations

2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter
1995	Did Not Enter
1999	Did not qualify
2003	Did Not Enter
2007	Did not qualify
2011	Did Not Enter
2015	Did not qualify
2019
2023
2027	To be determined
Total	0/10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996 to 2020	did not exist
2024	did not qualify
Total	0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter
1995	Did Not Enter
1998	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	14	−12
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did Not Enter
2004	Did Not Enter
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Did Not Enter
2010	Did Not Enter
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	1	7	−6
2018	Did Not Enter
2020	Cancelled
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
Total	Group Stage	6	1	0	5	3	21	-18

UNAF Women's Tournament

UNAF Women's Tournament record
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2009	Third place	3rd	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4
2020	Withdrew
Total	Winner	1/2	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4

Arab Women's Championship

Arab Women's Championship record
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2006	Fourth	4th	5	3	0	2	20	7	+13
2021	Third	3rd	4	2	1	1	18	7	+11
Total	Third	2/2	10	4	3	3	33	12	+21

Head-to-head record

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Bahrain' all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation
Algeria	5	1	2	2	2	5	-3	20.00	CAF
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	00.00	CAF
DR Congo	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	00.00	CAF
Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	50.00	CAF
Ghana	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	00.00	CAF
India	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	00.00	AFC
Iraq	1	1	0	0	15	0	+15	100.00	AFC
Ivory Coast	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	50.00	CAF
Jordan	10	4	2	4	8	10	-2	40.00	AFC
Kenya	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	50.00	CAF
Lebanon	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00	AFC
Libya	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	100.00	CAF
Morocco	5	0	0	5	4	18	-14	00.00	CAF
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	6	-6	00.00	CAF
Palestine	2	2	0	0	13	0	+13	100.00	AFC
Réunion	2	0	1	1	4	5	-1	00.00	CAF
Senegal	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	50.00	AFC
South Africa	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	00.00	CAF
Sudan	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00	AFC
Syria	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00	AFC
Tunisia	10	2	2	6	12	25	-13	16.67	CAF
Uganda	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	75.00	CAF
Zambia	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2	00.00	CAF
Zimbabwe	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	40.00	CAF
Total	68	25	11	32	122	111	+11	36.76	—

Last updated: Egypt vs Jordan, 10 October 2022.

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ Egypt vs. Uganda – 29 March 1998 – FIFA WWC 1999 Prel. Comp. CAF
^ "Good but could be better". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
^ Maume, Chris (24 December 1993). "Sports Quotes of the Year: Wit and women: Verbal volleys, wars of words: 'He gets my daughter and I get tickets to the internationals'". The Independent. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ Goloboy, James (10 July 2000). "Africa - Women's Championship 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Fixtures and results of qualifiers for the 2012 African Womens' [sic] Championship in Equatorial Guinea". BBC. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ Soliman, Seif (7 April 2016). "Egypt win home to Ivory Coast in 2016 women's AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Egypt exit 2016 Africa Women's Cup of Nations after heavy loss". KingFut. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Zimbabwe vs. Egypt 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ Ismail, Ali (21 October 2021). "Egypt suffer heavy defeat against Tunisia in Women AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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^ "اليوم.. 20 لاعبة في انطلاق معسكر منتخب مصر للكرة النسائية". 24 September 2022.
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External links

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[2] Egypt vs. Uganda – 29 March 1998 – FIFA WWC 1999 Prel. Comp. CAF

[3] "Good but could be better". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

[4] Maume, Chris (24 December 1993). "Sports Quotes of the Year: Wit and women: Verbal volleys, wars of words: 'He gets my daughter and I get tickets to the internationals'". The Independent. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[5] Goloboy, James (10 July 2000). "Africa - Women's Championship 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[6] "Fixtures and results of qualifiers for the 2012 African Womens' [sic] Championship in Equatorial Guinea". BBC. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[7] Soliman, Seif (7 April 2016). "Egypt win home to Ivory Coast in 2016 women's AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[8] "Egypt exit 2016 Africa Women's Cup of Nations after heavy loss". KingFut. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[9] "Zimbabwe vs. Egypt 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[10] Ismail, Ali (21 October 2021). "Egypt suffer heavy defeat against Tunisia in Women AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[11] "FIFA Women's Rankings: African teams make the biggest upward moves". CAF Online. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[12] "اليوم.. 20 لاعبة في انطلاق معسكر منتخب مصر للكرة النسائية". 24 September 2022.

[13] "قائمة منتخب مصر في مباراتين السنغال بتصفيات امم افريقيا". facebook. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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