# Egypt women's 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. 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:
   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.
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 | 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 |
| 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations | First round | Zimbabwe | 0–1 | 3 / 4 | Tarik |
| 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations | First round | South Africa | 5–0 | 3 / 4 | 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

### 2025
## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

As of 16 February 2025:
| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Head coach | Ahmed Ramadhan | |

### Manager history

* Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhamid(20xx–2024)
* Ahmed Ramadhan(2025–present)

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Rwanda in February 2025.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Habiba Emad | (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 19) | FC Masar |
| 1GK | Farah Samir | (2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 23) | Wadi Degla |
| 2DF | Nour Abdelwahed | (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20) | FC Masar |
| 2DF | Nada Emad | | Wadi Degla |
| 2DF | Eman Hassan | (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) | Abha |
| 3MF | Amira Mohamed | (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21) | FC Masar |
| 3MF | Ahed Tark | (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 24) | FC Masar |
| 3MF | Mahira Ali | (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 27) | FC Masar |
| 3MF | Noura Khaled | | Al Ahly |
| 3MF | Marwa Tawfik | (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 26) | Wadi Degla |
| 3MF | Habiba Essam | (2007-03-20) 20 March 2007 (age 17) | Al Ahly |
| 4FW | Yassmin Mohamed | (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 23) | FC Masar |
| 4FW | Hala Moustafa | (2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 19) | FC Masar |
| 4FW | Menna Tarek | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 25) | Al Ahly |
| 4FW | Manar El Sayed Hani | (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22) | Wadi Degla |
| | Habiba Walid | | Al Ahly |
| | Soria Ashraf | | Al Ahly |
| | Rodeina Abdelrasol | | Al Ahly |
| | Menna Ezzat | | Wadi Degla |
| | Kenzy Magdy | | Zamalek |
| | Yara Sabry | | ZED FC |

### 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 |
| $^{INJ}$ 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 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 1995 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 1995 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 1998 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2004 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2010 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| 2018 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 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 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | 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

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.