Egypt women's national handball team

Egypt
Information
Nickname	The Cleopatras
Association	Egyptian Handball Federation
Coach	Mohamed Ahmed Fargaly
Assistant coach	Amr Youssef Ayoub
Captain	Ehsan Abdelnaeim
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2025 )
Best result	TBD (2025)
African Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1974 )
Best result	3rd (1974)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Egypt women's national handball team is the national team of Egypt. It is governed by the Egyptian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions. The national team wasn't active from 2012 to 2022, before the Egyptian Handball Federation decided to reestablish a team. ^{[1] [2]}

Following the team's 4th place at the 2024 African Women's Handball Championship, they qualified for their first ever World Handball Championship at the 2025 edition in Germany and Netherlands. ^[3]

Tournament record

World Championship

• 2025 – Qualified

Record against other teams at the world championship

African Championship

• 1974 – 3rd
• 1981 – 6th
• 1983 – 8th
• 1985 – 7th
• 1987 – 6th
• 1989 – 5th
• 1991 – 7th
• 2004 – 6th
• 2010 – 6th
• 2012 – 9th
• 2022 – 8th
• 2024 – 4th

Team

Current squad

The official squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship. ^[4]

Head coach: Mohamed Ahmed Farghaly

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Mai Gomaa (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 30) 1.89 m 15 0 AZS Politechnika Koszalin 4 LW Amina Accousch (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 22) 1.72 m 33 53 Al Ahly 6 RW Ons Yaakoub (2008-04-09) 9 April 2008 (age 17) 1.64 m 10 22 Al Zohour SC 7 RB Rawan Abdallah (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 22) 1.76 m 19 57 Al Ahly 9 RB Shrouk Elsheref (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 19) 1.74 m 45 98 Al Ahly 10 CB Ehsan Abdelnaeim (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 39) 1.74 m 23 75 OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball 11 LB Loijin Abdalla (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 29) 1.84 m 45 62 Smouha SC 22 LB Touka Gadallah (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 20) 1.72 m 40 83 Al Ahly 25 RB Malak Seoudy (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 23) 1.70 m 33 46 Alexandria Sporting Club 28 CB Nadein Abdelrahman (2004-12-18) 18 December 2004 (age 20) 1.72 m 39 62 Alexandria Sporting Club 33 RW Amina Hagag (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 30) 1.73 m 15 37 Al Ahly 44 P Mariam Ibrahim (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 23) 1.84 m 18 28 Alexandria Sporting Club 66 RB Yara Mahmoud (2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 22) 1.69 m 27 46 El Shams SC 89 P Fatma Oraby (2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 20) 1.71 m 33 43 El Shams SC 90 LB Shahd Saadalla (2006-09-13) 13 September 2006 (age 19) 1.90 m 22 78 Alexandria Sporting Club 96 GK Ganna Ali (2006-12-06) 6 December 2006 (age 18) 1.80 m 20 0 Alexandria Sporting Club 98 GK Gihad Sayed (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 19) 1.78 m 41 0 Al Ahly 99 LW Nouran Abdelsalam (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 29) 1.70 m 15 22 Al Ahly

See also

• Egypt women's national junior handball team
• * Egypt women's national youth handball team

References

1. "Egypt's women handball team re-formed 10 years after abolition". Egypt Independent . 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. "The women battling for a national senior team in Egypt". BBC . 23 July 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
3. "Egypt's Women Handball Team Makes History with World Championship Qualification". scoopempire.com. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
4. "Team Roster Egypt" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile