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Egypt women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Egypt
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Women's national association football team representing Egypt
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|---|---|
| Name | Egypt |
| Badge_size | 180px |
| Nickname | The Cleopatras |
| Association | Egyptian Football Association |
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Coach | Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhameed |
| Top scorer | Amany Rashad (21) |
| Home Stadium | Cairo International Stadium |
| FIFA Trigramme | EGY |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 58 |
| FIFA max date | December 2005 |
| FIFA min | 100 |
| FIFA min date | March 2025 |
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| First game | EGY Egypt 1–1 |
| (Egypt; 29 March 1998) | |
| Largest win | EGY Egypt 15–0 |
| (Manama, Bahrain; 21 October 2010) | |
| Largest loss | 6–0 Egypt EGY |
| (Kaduna, Nigeria; 23 October 1998) | |
| Regional name | African Women's Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 2 |
| Regional cup first | 1998 |
| Regional cup best | Group stage (1998, 2016) |
| type | women |
the women's team
| Sub-confederation = UNAF (North Africa) (Egypt; 29 March 1998) (Manama, Bahrain; 21 October 2010) (Kaduna, Nigeria; 23 October 1998) The Egypt women's national football team (), nicknamed "the Cleopatras", represents Egypt in international women's football. 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:
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.
In 2012 they made their fourth appearance in the African Championship's qualifiers. They were knocked out by Ethiopia.
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. 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.
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.
As of 21 August 2023, the team was ranked 88th in the world by FIFA.
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 | 1–1 1–0 | |||
| NGA 1998 African Championship | First round | ||||
| 1–4 | |||||
| 1–4 | |||||
| 0–6 | 4 / 4 | ||||
| 2000 African Championship qualifying | Single round | 3–4 1–1 | |||
| 2006 African Championship qualifying | First round | Walkover | |||
| Second round | 0–1 0–3 | ||||
| 2008 African Championship qualifying | First round | Withdrew | |||
| TUN 2009 North African Tournament | Single round | ||||
| 2–6 | |||||
| 1–1 | 3 / 3 | ||||
| 2010 African Championship qualifying | First round | Withdrew | |||
| 2012 African Championship qualifying | First round | 4–2 0–4 | Atia (2), Tarek, Abd El-Hafiz | ||
| 2014 African Championship qualifying | First round | 0–3, 2–2 | Tarek | ||
| CMR 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations | First round | 2–0 | 3 / 4 | Onguéné, Manie | |
| 0–1 | Tarik | ||||
| 5–0 | Mgcoyi, Vilakazi, Jane, Seoposenwe, Motlhalo |
Results and fixtures
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
2025
- Tarek
- Essam
- El Behery
- Sawan
- Ghazi
- El Behery
- Tarek
- Ghazi
- El Sayed Report (JFA)
- Boaduwaa
- Amponsah
- Asantewaa
- Boaduwaa
- Yeboah
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
:
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | EGYAhmed Ramadhan | |
| Assistant coach | EGY Marwa Al Hawat | |
| Goalkeeping coach | EGY Mohamed Arafet | |
| Physical coach | []() |
Manager history
- EGY Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhamid(20xx–2024)
- EGYAhmed Ramadhan(2025–present)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the second round matches against Ghana in November 2025.
Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to the Egypt squad in the past 12 months.
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
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China 1991 | Did Not Enter | |||||||||
| Sweden 1995 | ||||||||||
| USA 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| USA 2003 | Did Not Enter | |||||||||
| China 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Germany 2011 | Did Not Enter | |||||||||
| Canada 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| France 2019 | ||||||||||
| AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 | ||||||||||
| Brazil 2027 | To be determined | |||||||||
| Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUSA 2031 | To be determined | |||||||||
| UK 2035 | 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 | Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States 1996 to Japan 2020 | did not exist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 | did not qualify |
:*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 | |||||||||
| NGA 1998 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | |
| ZAF 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| NGA 2002 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| ZAF 2004 | |||||||||
| NGA 2006 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| EQG 2008 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| RSA 2010 | |||||||||
| EQG 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| NAM 2014 | |||||||||
| CMR 2016 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | |
| GHA 2018 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| CGO 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| MAR 2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| MAR 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| MAR 2026 | Qualified | ||||||||
| 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 | Total | Winner | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUN 2009 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TUN 2020 | Withdrew |
Arab Women's Championship
Head-to-head record
;Key The following table shows Bahrain' all-time official international record per opponent:
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation | Total | 68 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 36.76 | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 20.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 50.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 00.00 | AFC | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 100.00 | AFC | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 40.00 | AFC | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100.00 | AFC | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.00 | AFC | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 | AFC | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 | AFC | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 | AFC | |||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 16.67 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 75.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 40.00 | CAF |
Last updated: Egypt vs Jordan, 10 October 2022.
References
References
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