Egyptian Football Association

Egyptian Football Association
CAF
Short name	EFA
Founded	3 December 1921; 103 years ago
Headquarters	Cairo
FIFA affiliation	1923
CAF affiliation	1957
President	Hany Abo Rida
Website	www.efa.com.eg

The Egyptian Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of association football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of the CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction over the Egyptian football league system and is responsible for the men's and women's national teams.^[1]

The EFA headquarters is located in Gezira, Cairo. The EFA organizes the semi-professional Egyptian Second Division as well as the lower regional leagues at the third and fourth levels of the league system.^[2]

Controversy

Christians comprise approximately 5–15% of Egypt's population, the majority of whom are Coptic Orthodox Christians.^[3] Despite their significant numbers, there are currently no Coptic members on the national football team. However, in the past, there have been notable Christian players, such as Hany Ramzy. Additionally, prominent Christian families, like the Sawiris family, own major football clubs, including El Gouna FC and ZED FC.

Over the years, there have been numerous reports and complaints (both formal and informal) from Coptic advocacy groups and community members, such as Coptic Solidarity, regarding the alleged exclusion of Christians from the football league and Egypt's national team. A similar complaint was filed by Coptic Solidarity to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning the exclusion of Christians from Egypt's Olympic teams. These exclusions have been described as systematic, though neither FIFA nor the IOC has initiated any investigations into these claims.^[4]