Women's football in Egypt explained

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Women's football in Egypt
Union:Egyptian Football Association
Country:Egypt
Sport:football
Nationalteam:Women's national team
Intl List:Olympics
FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team)
Africa Women Cup of Nations (National Team)

Football in Egypt has traditionally been played by men as women were prevented from participating in sports.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Madame Sahar El Hawari is one of the innovators of Egyptian football helping form the Egypt women's national football team and then going to the women's African cup of Nations.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

National League

In 2000 a women's Egyptian league was set up.[11]

National Team

FIFA has assessed the Egypt women's national football team and stated that the women footballers are good but could be better technically.[12]

Many women experience prejudice for playing the sport.[13] [14] However, Sarah Essam[15] became the first Egyptian to play in Europe for Stoke City in 2017.[16] [17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Soccer Pioneer Builds Her Own Revolution In Egypt. NPR. 2012-07-29.
  2. Web site: Egypt's women footballers face battles off the pitch . YouTube . 2012-08-02.
  3. Web site: Egypt's women closing the gap. https://web.archive.org/web/20160522201335/http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2016/m=5/news=egypt-s-women-closing-the-gap-2791815.html. dead. May 22, 2016. FIFA.com. 19 May 2016. 28 February 2017.
  4. Web site: In Egypt, Women's Soccer Carries a Cultural Kick. Angelo. Solomita. . 6 July 2018.
  5. News: Obayiuwana . Osasu . 2023-12-13 . ‘Many think football is not a game for women’: why Egypt is falling behind . 2024-02-06 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: Mazhar . Inas . BBC SPORT | Football | African | Egyptian woman honoured . BBC News . 2004-03-30 . 2012-08-02.
  7. Web site: Faces of Africa 2012-02-20 Sahar´s goal CCTV News - CNTV English . 2012-08-02.
  8. Web site: Yasmine El-Rashidi . Al-Ahram Weekly | Sports | Women on top . Weekly.ahram.org.eg . 2004-01-21 . 2012-08-02.
  9. News: Shedding light on Egypt women football. The Egyptian Gazette. 2012-07-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104025250/http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=19559&title=Shedding%20light%20on%20Egypt%20women%20football. 2012-01-04.
  10. Book: Soccer around the World: A Cultural Guide to the World's Favorite Sport. Charles. Parrish. John. Nauright. 21 April 2014. ABC-CLIO. 9781610693035. 28 February 2017. Google Books.
  11. Web site: Al-Ahram Weekly | Sports | The fairest of them all . Weekly.ahram.org.eg . 2000-04-12 . 2012-08-02.
  12. News: Good but could be better. Al-Ahram. 2012-07-29.
  13. Web site: Klein . Jeff Z. . Women's Soccer, Egyptian Men, and What Is 'Forbidden' - NYTimes.com . Goal.blogs.nytimes.com . 2007-09-20 . 2012-08-02.
  14. Web site: AlJazeeraEnglish . Egypt's women footballers - 27 Jul 07 . YouTube . 2012-08-02.
  15. Web site: Diamond . Drew . 2020-05-17 . Exclusive: Sarah Essam on Her Unique Role as a Female Arab Athlete . 2022-02-27 . Her Football Hub . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Sarah Essam, Stoke City's Egyptian queen. FIFA. 16 April 2020.
  17. Web site: Sarah Essam: fitness motivation lies in goals. BBC. 6 April 2020.

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