Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | c. 1990 (age 33–34) | ||
Place of birth | Omdurman[1] | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Al Nasr (Omdurman) |
Selma Al-Majidi (Arabic: سلمي الماجدي ) is the first Arab and Sudanese woman to coach a men's football team in the Arab world.
Al-Majidi was born in 1990 in Omdurman,[2] a Sudanese city with the two biggest football clubs. She is the daughter of a retired policeman and comes from a traditional family.[3] Al-Majidi became interested in football at the age of 16 while watching her younger brother's football team being coached.[4]
Al-Majidi has a degree in Accountancy and Management Studies from Al Nasr Technical College.[5]
After working with her brother's coach, Al-Majidi began coaching the under-13 and under-16 teams of the Al-Hilal club in Omdurman.[3] She has also coached Sudanese second league men's clubs, including Al-Nasr, Al-Nahda, Nile Halfa and Al-Mourada.[3] Al-Majidi has been acknowledged by FIFA, the international football association, as the first Arab and Sudanese woman to coach a men's football team.[5][6] In December 2015, she was noted in BBC Arabic's 100 inspirational women of the year.[7]