title: Selma Al-Majidi
text: # Selma Al-Majidi
  
  Selma Al-Majidi (Arabic: سلمي الماجدي ) is the first Arab and Sudanese woman to coach a men's football team in the Arab world.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Al-Majidi was born in 1990 in Omdurman, a Sudanese city with the two biggest football clubs. She is the daughter of a retired policeman and comes from a traditional family. Al-Majidi became interested in football at the age of 16 while watching her younger brother's football team being coached.
  
  Al-Majidi has a degree in Accountancy and Management Studies from Al Nasr Technical College.
  
  ## Career
  
  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. She has also coached Sudanese second league men's clubs, including Al-Nasr, Al-Nahda, Nile Halfa and Al-Mourada. 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. In December 2015, she was noted in BBC Arabic's 100 inspirational women of the year.
  
  