Women's football in Egypt
- For more in depth, albeit general information see Football in Egypt.
| Soccer | |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Governing body | Egyptian Football Association |
| National team(s) | Women's national team |
Football in Egypt has traditionally been played by men as women were prevented from participating in sports.[1][2]
Madame Sahar El Hawari is one 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.[3][4][5][6]
National League
In 2000 a women's Egyptian league was set up.[7]
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.[8]
Many women experience prejudice for playing the sport.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ "Soccer Pioneer Builds Her Own Revolution In Egypt". NPR. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ "Egypt's women footballers face battles off the pitch". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ Mazhar, Inas (2004-03-30). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Egyptian woman honoured". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Faces of Africa 2012-02-20 Sahar´s goal CCTV News - CNTV English". Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ Yasmine El-Rashidi (2004-01-21). "Al-Ahram Weekly | Sports | Women on top". Weekly.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Shedding light on Egypt women football". Gazette. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ "Al-Ahram Weekly | Sports | The fairest of them all". Weekly.ahram.org.eg. 2000-04-12. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Good but could be better". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ Klein, Jeff Z. (2007-09-20). "Women's Soccer, Egyptian Men, and What Is 'Forbidden' - NYTimes.com". Goal.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ AlJazeeraEnglish. "Egypt's women footballers - 27 Jul 07". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
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