Football in Egypt has traditionally been played by men as women were prevented from participating in sports.
Madame
Sahar El Hawari
Sahar El Hawari (; born 19 November 1958) is a former member of the Parliament of Egypt and a promoter of Women's football in Egypt. Sahar El Hawari became the first female member of the Egyptian Football Association, the first women's referee fr ...
is one of the innovators of Egyptian football helping form the
Egypt women's national football team
The Egypt women's national football team (), 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 nat ...
and then going to the women's African cup of Nations.
National League
In 2000 a women's Egyptian league was set up.
National Team
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
has assessed the
Egypt women's national football team
The Egypt women's national football team (), 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 nat ...
and stated that the women footballers are good but could be better technically.
Many women experience prejudice for playing the sport. However,
Sarah Essam
Sarah Essam Hassanin (; born 6 April 1999) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a midfielder, winger, or attacker for English club Rugby Borough in the National League South and the Egypt women's national team.
College career
Essam enr ...
became the first Egyptian to play in Europe for
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system.
Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...
in 2017.
See also
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Football in Egypt
Football is the most popular sport in Egypt, many Egyptians gather around to watch various Egyptian clubs and the Egyptian national football team play on an almost daily basis.
Zamalek and Al Ahly are amongst the most popular in the country, ...
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Egypt women's national football team
The Egypt women's national football team (), 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 nat ...
References
Football in Egypt
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