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	96 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest	58 (December 2005)
Lowest	121 (March 2008)
First international
	Egypt 1–1 Uganda ; (Egypt; 29 March 1998)[2]
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 represents Egypt in international women's football.[3] It is governed by the Egyptian Football Association.

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 beginning

The team had an agonizing start. As shown when they were lost 17–0 by 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 were able to make their official debut in the 1998 African Championship after beating Uganda in the qualifying round. They lost all 3 matches with horrible results but were able to score 2 goals.

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

Egypt was able to qualify to the 2016 Tournament after beating Ivory Coast on Away Goals rule. This was considered an upset since the Ivory Coast had recently played at the World Cup.

In the tournament, Egypt lost 2-0 to Cameroon and 5-0 to South Africa but were able to snatch their first victory against Zimbabwe after a sole goal by Tarik.

Egypt did not enter the qualification rounds to the 2019 World Cup nor the African Women's Cup. They have not played a friendly in over a year and are currently unranked.

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

2021

24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) Arab Women's Cup GS Group A	Egypt	10–0	Sudan	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 UTC+2	Ghazi Gomaa Tarek Salem El Zayat Adam Elmitwalli	Report (UAFAAC) Report (SW)		Stadium: Police Academy Stadium Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

27 August 2021 (2021-08-27) Arab Women's Cup GS Group A	Lebanon	0–4	Egypt	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2		Report (SW)	Elmitwalli 20' Nadda 40' Abu Al Joud 66' Ghazi 84'	Stadium: Police Academy Stadium

30 August 2021 (2021-08-30) Arab Women's Cup GS Group A	Egypt	2–2	Tunisia	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 UTC+2	Ghazi 44', 53'	Report (UAFAAC) Report (SW)	Jeddi 48' Ellouzi 73'	Stadium: Police Academy Stadium

3 September 2021 Arab Women's Cup Semi-finals	Jordan	5–2	Egypt	Cairo , Egypt
17:00 UTC+2	Jbarah 37', 46' Jebreen 38' Fraij 45+4', 78'	Report (UAFA) Report (SW)	Essam 42' El-Metwally 67'	Stadium: Police Academy Stadium

20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg	Egypt	2–6	Tunisia	Cairo, Egypt
		Report		Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg	Tunisia	1–0 (7–2 agg.)	Egypt	Tunis, Tunisia
	Houij 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Note: Tunisia won 7–2 on aggregate.''

All-time results

The following table shows Egypt's all-time international record, correct as of 1 June 2018.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Total	55	22	9	24	101	85

Source: Worldfootball - 2005 to 2017 : 48 , 21 , 7 , 20 , 93-65 , +28, FIFA - 1998 to 2017
1998 : 5 , 1 , 1 , 3 , 4-15 , -11
2000 : 2 , 0 , 1 , 1 , 4-5 , -1
2006 Arab Women's Championship
2010 Arabia Women's Cup

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhameed

Manager history

(?–present) Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhameed

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.[5] Caps and goals accurate up to and including 26 August 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
16	1GK	Farah Samer	(2001-07-02) 2 July 2001
16	1GK	Ilhem Eid
23	1GK	Merna Farouk

22	2DF	Asmaa Ali Mohamed
	2DF	Basant AbdAlazeez		Wadi Degla
22	2DF	Imen Hassan
19	2DF	Engy Attia	(1986-09-04) 4 September 1986
22	2DF	Hend Ismail
22	2DF	Madiha Habib
	2DF	Merna Mohsen	(1996-02-05) 5 February 1996	Aviation Club
22	2DF	Amina Mahmoud

2	3MF	Sherouk Sayed	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999	Wadi Degla
13	3MF	Samya Adam	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996	El Gouna
22	3MF	Dana Nada Fayez
	3MF	Marwaa Tawfiek
	3MF	Amina Samir

10	4FW	Nadine Ghazi	(2001-11-24) 24 November 2001	El Gouna
27	4FW	Manar Elsayed		Wadi Degla
	4FW	Malek Tamer
18	4FW	Sarah Essam
	4FW	Menna Tarek
	4FW	Leila Elbehiri		UC Irvine Anteaters

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)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Azza Fouly	(2004-03-07) 7 March 2004			El Gouna	2021 Arab Women's Cup
GK	Hania Hamouda	(2004-04-25) 25 April 2004				2021 Arab Women's Cup
GK	Israa El Said Ibrahim					2021 Arab Women's Cup <


MF	Laila El Behery				UC Irvine Anteaters	2021 Arab Women's Cup

FW	Noha Tarek	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999			El Gouna	2021 Arab Women's Cup
FW	Dana Karim		-	-	IMG Academy	2021 Arab Women's Cup
FW	Alia Chokri	(1997-06-15) 15 June 1997			Wadi Degla	2021 Arab Women's Cup

	Omneya Samir				El Gouna	2021 Arab Women's Cup
	Amira Mohamed Abdel Hamid					2021 Arab Women's Cup
	Samar Adel Gamal					2021 Arab Women's Cup
	Yasmin Samir El Sayed					2021 Arab Women's Cup
	Amal Mosatafa					2021 Arab Women's Cup
	Salwa Mansour Ismail					2021 Arab Women's Cup
	Laila Saif Mohamed					2021 Arab Women's Cup
	Laila Zaher				El Gouna	2021 Arab Women's Cup
^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.

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	Did Not Qualify
2023	To Be Determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*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
Total	Group Stage	6	1	0	5	3	21	-18

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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.
"list d Egypt ر". rosaelyoussef. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[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] "list d Egypt ر". rosaelyoussef. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

National women's football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion^†
^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA