The Egypt women's national football team (), nicknamed "the

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s", represents

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in international

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. It is managed by the

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, the governing body of

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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

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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

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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

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. Egypt qualified for the

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after beating

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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

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and 5–0 to

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but were able to snatch their first victory against

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thanks to a goal by Salma Tarik. Egypt did not enter the qualification rounds to the 2019 World Cup nor the

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. The team failed to qualify for the

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. As of 21 August 2023, the team was ranked 88th in the world by

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Team image

Nicknames

The Egypt women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "''

s''".

Home stadium

Egypt plays their home matches on the

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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

2025

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the two Friendly matches against in April 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 * 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

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, 10 October 2022.

References

External links

Official websiteFIFA profile
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