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	89 1 (24 March 2023)[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 Cleopatra's 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

2022

5 April Friendly	India	1–0	Egypt	Zarqa, Jordan
22:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

11 April Friendly	Jordan	0–0	Egypt	Zarqa, Jordan
22:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

6 October Friendly	Egypt	1–0	Jordan	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2	El Danbouki 14'			Stadium: Police Academy Stadium

9 October Friendly	Egypt	0–1	Jordan	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2			Sweilem 89'	Stadium: Police Academy Stadium

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)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 1 October 2022:

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhameed	[5]
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 Friendly match's against Lebanon on 19 and 22 February 2023.[6]

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	ACS Piroș Security
16	1GK	Amina Hassan		Pyramids
	1GK	Maja Ahmed Alrifai		Future

2	2DF	Sherouk Sayed	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999	Olimpia Cluj
6	2DF	Nada Emad		National Bank of Egypt
8	2DF	Amira Mouhamed		Tutankhamun
12	2DF	Eman Hassan		Al Hilal
19	2DF	Engy Attia	(1986-09-04) 4 September 1986	Al Amira
20	2DF	Omneya Samir		Pyramids
	2DF	Ahd Tarek		Al Amira

5	3MF	Shahd Makram		Maadi & Yacht
7	3MF	Sara Ismael	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999	Zaragoza CFF
9	3MF	Hala Maustafa		Maadi & Yacht
13	3MF	Nadia Ramadan		Tutankhamun
17	3MF	Mirna Mohsen	(1996-02-05) 5 February 1996	Tutankhamun
18	3MF	Noura Khaled		Pyramids
21	3MF	Dana Nadda		IMG Academy
22	3MF	Mahira Ali	(1997-11-01) 1 November 1997	Wadi Degla
23	3MF	Maya Abdelrazek	(2005-03-28) 28 March 2005	Wadi Degla

4	4FW	Malak Tamer		WSS Barcelona
10	4FW	Sarah Essam	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999	Fundación Albacete
11	4FW	Menna Tarek	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999	Al-Shabab
14	4FW	Sally Mansour	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990	Piros Security
15	4FW	Manar Elsayed	(2002-03-30) 30 March 2002	Wadi Degla
	4FW	Suzana Missad		Yatingildiret

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	Farah Samer	(2001-07-02) 2 July 2001			Wadi Degla	v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
GK	Amina Ahmed					v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
GK	Elham Eid	(1994-09-26) 26 September 1994	-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022

DF	Mervat Farouk	(1993-06-05) 5 June 1993				v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
DF	Hend Ismail					v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
DF	Madiha Habib					v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
DF	Yasmin Samir El Sayed	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988			Wadi Degla	v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
DF	Basant Abdelaziz Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed	(1998-09-24) 24 September 1998	-	-	Wadi Degla	v. Jordan, 9 October 2022

MF	Samya Adam	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996			Galatasaray	v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
MF	Hayam Abdellatif (captain)	(1989-03-14) 14 March 1989	-	-	Al-Shabab	v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
MF	Omnia Mahmoud	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994	-	-	Al-Yamamah	v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Samar Adel Gamal	(1993-08-09) 9 August 1993	-	-	Wadi Degla	v. Jordan, 9 October 2022

FW	Salwa El Metwaly					v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
FW	Nada Abo Zid					v. Jordan, 11 April 2022

	Randa Khalil					v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
	Eman Abdellatif					v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
	Ahed Bhgat					v. Jordan, 11 April 2022
	Aya Hanich		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Nour Essayed		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Donya Khaled		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Amal Sameh		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Sawsen Mamdouh		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Isra Faraj		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Yara Sabri		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Nour Jawher		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
	Ahlem Moustafa		-	-		v. Jordan, 9 October 2022
^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
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*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
Total	0/7	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
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. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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.
"اليوم.. 20 لاعبة في انطلاق معسكر منتخب مصر للكرة النسائية". 24 September 2022.
"منتخب مصر للكرة النسائية يتوجه غدًا إلى لبنان". vetogate. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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

[6] "منتخب مصر للكرة النسائية يتوجه غدًا إلى لبنان". vetogate. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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