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	92 1 (13 December 2024)
Highest	58 (December 2005)
Lowest	96 (December 2021)
First international
	Egypt 1–1 Uganda ; (Egypt; 29 March 1998)
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 (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم للسيدات), nicknamed "the Cleopatras", represents Egypt in international women's football.^[3] 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:^[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 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.^[5]

In 2012 they made their fourth appearance in the African Championship's qualifiers. They were knocked out by Ethiopia.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]^[9]

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.^[10]

As of 21 August 2023, the team was ranked 88th in the world by FIFA.^[11]

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

2025

21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Rwanda	0–1	Egypt	Kigali, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Kigali Pelé Stadium

25 February 2025 (2025-02-25) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Egypt	v	Rwanda	Ismailia, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 16 February 2025^[update]:

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.^[12]

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 24)	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
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
2027	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
2024	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
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
2024	Did not qualify
2026	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
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. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ 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.
^ Goloboy, James (10 July 2000). "Africa - Women's Championship 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Fixtures and results of qualifiers for the 2012 African Womens' [sic] Championship in Equatorial Guinea". BBC. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ Soliman, Seif (7 April 2016). "Egypt win home to Ivory Coast in 2016 women's AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Egypt exit 2016 Africa Women's Cup of Nations after heavy loss". KingFut. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Zimbabwe vs. Egypt 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ Ismail, Ali (21 October 2021). "Egypt suffer heavy defeat against Tunisia in Women AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "FIFA Women's Rankings: African teams make the biggest upward moves". CAF Online. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Announcement of the national women's football team squad for the match against Rwanda". youm7.com (in Arabic). 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.

External links

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[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] Goloboy, James (10 July 2000). "Africa - Women's Championship 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[6] "Fixtures and results of qualifiers for the 2012 African Womens' [sic] Championship in Equatorial Guinea". BBC. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[7] Soliman, Seif (7 April 2016). "Egypt win home to Ivory Coast in 2016 women's AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[8] "Egypt exit 2016 Africa Women's Cup of Nations after heavy loss". KingFut. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[9] "Zimbabwe vs. Egypt 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[10] Ismail, Ali (21 October 2021). "Egypt suffer heavy defeat against Tunisia in Women AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[11] "FIFA Women's Rankings: African teams make the biggest upward moves". CAF Online. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[12] "Announcement of the national women's football team squad for the match against Rwanda". youm7.com (in Arabic). 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.

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