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“Sister coach”: First Arab and Sudanese woman to coach a men’s team

At just 27, Salma al-Majidi has gained recognition by FIFA as the first Arab and Sudanese woman to coach a men’s football team in the Arab world. “Sister coach”, as she is affectionately called by her players at the Al-Ahly Al-Gadaref football club, fell in love with football at 16.
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Abdulateef AhmedbyAbdulateef Ahmed
September 7, 2025
Salma al-Majidi, acknowledged by FIFA as the first Arab and Sudanese woman to coach a men's football team in the Arab world, coaches the Al-Ahly Al-Gadaref club during a training session in the town of Gedaref, east of Khartoum on February 17, 2018. - In Sudan where a women's national football team remains a distant dream, Salma al-Majidi knew the only way to take part in her beloved sport was to coach... and that had to be men. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)

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