Egypt women's national football team
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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Egypt 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.[3] It is managed by the Egyptian Football Association, the governing body of football in the country.
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Nickname(s) | The Cleopatras | ||
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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)[1] | ||
Highest | 58 (December 2005) | ||
Lowest | 96 (December 2021) | ||
First international | |||
Egypt 1–1 Uganda (Egypt; 29 March 1998)[2] | |||
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) |
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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.