Habiba Essam

Habiba Essam Mohamed Hafez (; born 20 March 2007), commonly known as Habiba Essam 'Bibo' is an Egyptian professional footballer playing as a midfielder for Egyptian Women's Premier League club Al Ahly and a forward for the Egyptian national football team.

Club career Habiba started playing football at the age of five and was soon spotted by then-Wadi Degla coach Mohamed Kamal, who brought her into the club. At just 16 years old, She competed in her first continental tournament, the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League, in Morocco with the Cairo-based club.

On 25 September 2024, the newly formed women's team of Al Ahly announced the signing of Habiba on a three-year contract worth over 1 million Egyptian pounds.

International career The Egyptian talent represented the country's U-20 team in the 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification, playing every match as Egypt reached the fourth round and scoring three goals.

Habiba was first called up to the Senior national team in November 2023, ahead of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Senegal and was the youngest in the squad at 16 years old. On 5 December 2023, She made her debut for the team as starter in a scoreless draw against the Lioness of Teranga. On 21 February 2025, she scored her first international goal, securing the match-winning strike in an away game against Rwanda.

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