Egypt’s women’s national football team has attracted attention at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for wearing seven stars above its badge despite never winning the continental tournament.
The sight of the stars has left many fans wondering whether the Pharaohs’ women have a hidden trophy haul. However, the explanation lies with the success of Egypt’s men’s national team.
Rather than representing titles won by the women’s side, the seven stars honour the men’s record seven Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) triumphs, the most by any nation in the history of the competition.
Egypt won the AFCON titles in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010, establishing themselves as Africa’s most successful men’s national team.
The women’s team, meanwhile, is still chasing its first major continental success. Egypt have yet to win the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and have never reached the latter stages of the competition.
