Women's national association football team representing Egypt
The Egypt women's national football team (Arabic : منتخب مصر لكرة القدم للسيدات ), nicknamed "the Cleopatras ", represents Egypt in international women's football .[ 3] 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] 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]
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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 Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
As of 1 October 2022[update]
Manager history
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(November 2020 )
(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 against Senegal in December 2023.[ 13]
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.
Previous squads
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Competitive record
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks .
Olympic Games
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks .
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Arab Women's Championship record
Appearances: 1
Year
Round
Position
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:
Last updated: Egypt vs Jordan , 10 October 2022.
See also
References
External links
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