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.
| 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 | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 94 2 (15 March 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) | ||
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.
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