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Egypt women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Egypt national football team.

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.

Egypt
Nickname(s)The Cleopatras
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachMohamed Mostafa Abdelhameed
Top scorerAmany Rashad (21)
Home stadiumCairo International Stadium
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 94 Decrease 2 (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest58 (December 2005)
Lowest96 (December 2021)
First international
Egypt Egypt 1–1 Uganda 
(Egypt; 29 March 1998)[2]
Biggest win
Egypt Egypt 15–0 Iraq 
(Manama, Bahrain; 21 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 6–0 Egypt Egypt
(Kaduna, Nigeria; 23 October 1998)
African Women's Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage (1998, 2016)

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 edit

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 edit

 
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Nicknames edit

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

Home stadium edit

Egypt plays their home matches on the Cairo International Stadium.

Overall competitive record edit

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
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 edit

Main article: Egypt women's national football team results

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 edit

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) Friendly Lebanon   1–2   Egypt Jounieh, Lebanon
11:00 UTC+2 Salha   15' Report
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
Report
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
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)
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
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 edit

Current coaching staff edit

As of 1 October 2022:

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

Manager history edit

  • (20xx–present) Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhamid

Players edit

See also: Category:Egypt women's international footballers

Current squad edit

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.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Maha Al-Demerdash (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)   ACS Piroș Security
1GK Nasra Eid
1GK Habiba Imed
12 2DF Eman Hassan (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 23)   Al Hilal
6 2DF Nada Emad (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 24)   National Bank of Egypt
4 3MF Noura Khaled (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)   Pyramids
7 3MF Sara Ismael (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25)   Zaragoza CFF
9 3MF Hala Maustafa (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 21)   Maadi & Yacht
13 3MF Samia Adam (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)   Galatasaray
17 3MF Mirna Mohsen (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 28)   Tutankhamun
20 3MF Maya Iheb (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19)   Wadi Degla
22 3MF Mahira Ali (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 26)   Kryvbas
3MF Omnia Mahmoud (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 29)   Al-Riyadh
14 4FW Sally Mansour (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 33)   Piros Security
11 4FW Menna Tarek (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)   Al-Wahda
10 4FW Sarah Essam (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)   Fundación Albacete
Amina Samir
Roudina Abed Elrassoul
Nada Algharib
Nour Jawher (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30)  
Basma Mouhamed
Nour Idris
Asma Ali
Noura Abdelwahed
Layla Cherif

Recent call-ups edit

  • The following players have been called up to the Egypt squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Amina Hassan (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)   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 24)   Olimpia Cluj v.   Lebanon, 22 February 2023
DF Engy Attia (1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 37)   Al Amira v.   Lebanon, 22 February 2023
DF Amira Mouhamed (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24)   Tutankhamun   South Sudan,24 September 2023
DF Omneya Samir (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 35)   Al Amira   South Sudan,24 September 2023
MF Shahd Makram (1994-07-16) 16 July 1994 (age 29)   Maadi & Yacht v.   Lebanon, 22 February 2023
MF Nadia Ramadan (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 28)   Tutankhamun v.   Lebanon, 22 February 2023
MF Dana Nadda (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 22)   IMG Academy v.   Lebanon, 22 February 2023
MF Samar Adel Gamal (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 30)   Wadi Degla   South Sudan,24 September 2023
FW Malak Tamer (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 24)   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 23)   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 edit

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Competitive record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
  1991 Did Not Enter
  1995
  1999 Did not qualify
  2003 Did Not Enter
  2007 Did not qualify
  2011 Did Not Enter
  2015 Did not qualify
  2019
   2023
Total 0/9 - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games edit

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
  1996 to   2020 did not exist
  2024
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations edit

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
1991 Did Not Enter
1995
  1998 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12
  2000 Did not qualify
  2002 Did Not Enter
  2004
  2006 Did not qualify
  2008 Did Not Enter
  2010
  2012 Did not qualify
  2014
  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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 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.

External links edit

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