Egypt women's national football team

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:
After some development, the Cleopatra's 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
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
2022
2023
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
:
Manager history
(20xx–present) Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhamid
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match's on September 2023.
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 26 August 2021.
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
2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Africa Women Cup of Nations
UNAF Women's Tournament
Arab Women's Championship
Head-to-head record
Key
The following table shows Bahrain' all-time official international record per opponent:
Last updated: Egypt vs Jordan, 10 October 2022.
See also
Sport in Egypt
Football in Egypt
Women's football in Egypt
Muslim women in sport
Women's association football
Egypt national football team
Egypt women's national under-20 football team
Egypt women's national under-17 football team
References
External links
Official website
FIFA profile
Arabic women's national association football teams
African women's national association football teams