Leadership Programme Promoting women in leading positions in football in North Lebanon | Participants from North Lebanon

Fatima Abdallah (Tripoli, Lebanon)Right to Play Fatima plays football with Right to Play. She is 21 years old.

Marwa Abdel Majid (Tripoli, Lebanon)Female leader in sports

Marwa, 24 lives in Tripoli and is a female leader in sports.

Aya Akra (Beirut, Lebanon) North Lebanon Forum Club I Referee I Coach I Player

Aya started playing football with the high school team and joined later United Tripoli. Today she is playing for North Lebanon Forum Club. Aya has already received several certificates and has taken part in various training courses, for example from right to play.

Doumouh Al Bakkar (Tripoli, Lebanon) FIFA Referee

Since 2016 Doumouh is a FIFA Referee, since 2018 an AFC elite referee. She has played football for 8 years with Arabic Tripoli Team from 2006-2014. Since 2017, she is also working as a football coach for girls U19 (Arabic Tripoli Team) and for High School students.

Mariam Al Bakkar (Tripoli, Lebanon)United Tripoli I Coach I TeacherMariam started playing football at the age of 14. She is actually playing for United Tripoli. In addition to her work as a teacher she coaches a junior team.

Houwaida Al Bakkar (Tripoli, Lebanon)United Tripoli I Coach Houwaida, 23 years old, has a B.A. in Physical Education and currently plays for United Tripoli. She works also as a coach in the MFA-Academy and has several coaching certificates.

Fatima Azize (Tripoli, Lebanon)GIZ Sport for Development Project, LebanonFatima was born in 1990, studied Social Science at the Lebanese University and has been working as a social worker for 4 years. She has developed her great passion in sports since childhood especially in football, which led her to get a coaching license and to play actively in women’s football teams such as Montada North Lebanon, United Club and Riyadiyon.

Mariam Atrach (Tripoli, Lebanon)North Lebanon Forum Club I Coach

Mariam, 21, started to play football in 2014. Her team is the North Lebanon Forum Club. Besides being a football player, she is also coaching football teams.

Jana Darwich (Batroumine, Lebanon)United Tripoli

Playing for United Tripoli, Jana Darwich (18), loves playing football and uses the game to escape from her daily life for a while.

“Football is known for a lifetime as men’s game, but it’s not. It’s for females, too and we need to prove that. There are still

people that get surprised when told that there’s football teams for girls, and this is not good !”

Loubna Darwish (Tripoli, Lebanon) United FC Academy I Coach

Loubna works as a coach for United FC Tripoli and coaches an U15 team. She is very committed in the field of girl’s football and futsal. She loves football and has an several coaching certificates.

Sanaa Elcheikh (Tripoli, Lebanon) Arabi Tripoli Women's Club I Coach

Sanaa has the coaching certificate C and coaches in an academy in Tripoli. She is coaching girls and boys and played for Arabi Tripoli Club.

Mira El Kouhja (Tripoli, Lebanon) United Tripoli Mira, 25, was the only girl to play with in the neighborhood when she was a child. As she grew older, it became difficult for her to play with the boys in the streets knowing that they were living in a masculine society and had to follow a conservative culture. To better realize her passion in football, young Mira and her parents started looking for a football academy for girls. That’s how she joined her football club, which was “the best thing that ever happened to her.”

Najwa Hammoud (Batroun, Lebanon)United Tripoli Najwa is a football player for United Tripoli and coaches in this same club academy the under-15 teams. She has a C coaching licence, also for futsal.

Farah Jneid (Tripoli, Lebanon)Al-Akhaa Ahly Team For Farah playing football is more than a game and a hobby, it is building a friendship and a family. Besides playing for the Al-Akhaa Ahly team, she is a coach in a Norwegian Association for sports and development, especially for girls.

Rasha Kayali (Tripoli, Lebanon)Montada North Lebanon Club I Coach Rasha, 23, is a football player at the First Division team "Montada North Lebanon Club". She started playing professionally in the Lebanese League as an age of 17. Besides her own football career she worked for an NGO and coached children. She has a C-License as a football coach.

Nidaa Kilani (Tripoli, Lebanon)North Soccer Academy I Montada North Lebanon Club

Nidaa, 24, is the captain of the Montada North Lebanon Club. She started playing soccer at a young age because her father was involved in football. She is an active member of the North Soccer Academy.

Aya Majzoub (Tripoli, Lebanon)United Tripoli Aya is 21 years old and plays football with United Tripoli. She loves football and is highly interested in all the topics around women’s football.

Zeinab Halabi (Tripoli, Lebanon)Lebanese Football AssociationZeinab, 28 years old, is the the first female Match Commissioner of Lebanese Football Association. Beside managing the women’s football team “Montada North Lebanon,” she is especially committed to inspire children from different communities for football training.

Alia Ahmad Mikati (Tripoli, Lebanon)North Lebanon Forum Club Since one year Alia, 19, plays football at the North Lebanon Forum Club and she loves her new hobby. She tries to play football everyday and found a new passion.

Nataly Massoud (Tripoli, Lebanon)United Tripoli I Coach Nataly, 21, started playing football with the boys in her neighborhood. She started with football because of a girl’s football tournament at school. Currently she is playing for United Tripoli and coaches girls in the Jabal Mohsen Academy. She would like to improve the situation in sports, especially in football, for women and girls.

Sherine Mohamed (Tripoli, Lebanon) Football player

Baraa Nasser (Tripoli, Lebanon)Right to Play, LebanonAfter graduating from the Lebanese University, Baraa Nasser has been working as a sports teacher at school. She loves football, and currently she is playing in the first-class women’s team in Tripoli. Baraa worked voluntarily with the Right to Play Association, which aims to integrate football with life skills. She has C-level coaching license of the Asian Coaching Program and is specialized in coaching for children.

Rita Nassif (Koura, Lebanon)Salam Zgharta Girls TeamRita Nassif, 18 years old, was born in the USA and moved to her hometown located in North Lebanon when she was 6. As a kid she was always jumping around with a ball in the neighborhood streets, on the school playgrounds, any football fields or basketball courts. The first time she decided to officially practice football with a team was about 5 years ago. Actually, she plays for Salam Zgharta Girls Team.

Carole Mansour (Koura, Lebanon)Lebanese American University I Salam Zgharta Girls TeamCarole is 19 years old and just studies mechatronic engineering at the Lebanese American University. Since childhood she has played football and currently she belongs to Salam Zgharta Girls Team, a football team of her hometown and the futsal team at her university.

Shahd Sukkari (Tripoli, Lebanon)United Tripoli Shahd, 25, studied physical education and plays football for United Tripoli. She would like to know more about coaching and leadership positions in sports.

Gael Sarkis (Koura, Lebanon)Goal Keeper I Salam Zgharta Football ClubGael Sarkis is a goalkeeper and started also to coach goalkeeper.She gained a lot of experiences in several teams around Tripoli and started kicking and keeping the ball since her childhood.

Rayan Samih Berbari (Tripoli, Lebanon)Psychologist

Rayan is 25 years old and works as a psychologist in Tripoli. Her wish is to specialize in sports psychology, that is why she is very interested in football and sports.

Luna Arja (Ras-Baalbeck)Football enthusiastLuna, 18, often plays football with her friends. She lives in Ras-Baalbeck and is very interested in women’s football.

Leadership ProgrammePromoting women in leading positions in football in North Lebanon | Participants from other regions / countries

Tala Abu Eid (Bethlehem, Palestine)Programme Officer “IM Swedish Development Partner” I Diyar First Women Soccer Team

As a feminist Palestinian woman, Tala has always challenged the social norms and the status quo, and in many cases, she had to fight the patriarchal society. Football was one of her ways to say I CAN for the society. Tala started playing football at a very young age in her neighborhood. In 2004, she formed the first women’s football team in Palestine!

Tareiza Aloudat (Amman, Jordan)GIZ Sport for Development Jordan/IraqTareiza Aloudat is a formal national football player in Jordan and a football coach. Currently she is working as a Technical Advisor for the project “Sport for Development” of GIZ. She founded the first football school team in the region and now all the schools in her area have girls’ football team.

Aline Georges Arja (Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon)Ras Baalbeck Sports Club

Aline used to play football in a club when she was younger. She loves football and other sports. She is 18 years old and lives in Ras Baalbeck.

Rim Attar (Bsalim, Lebanon)Assistant referee (Lebanese football federation) I Coach Rim is 23 years old and coaches different football teams (school , NGOs, Academies). She has a bachelor degree in physical education and loves kickboxing. Besides her job as a PE teacher she acts as an assistant referee in the Lebanese football federation and as a football coach at GFCC project.

Gelnar Chaaban (Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon) Ras Baalbeck Sports Club

Gelnar does not play football for the Ras Baalbeck Sports Club, but she has a managing function. As a female leader and official, she would like to share her experiences and improve her football skills during the Leadership Programme. .

Rouaa Flity (Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon)

Rouaa Flity lives in Ras Baalbeck and often plays football with her friend on the public playground of her village.

Asrar Chaaban (Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon) Ras Baalbeck Sports Club

Asrar, 23, would like to use the seminar series to develop and improve her leadership skills. She lives in Ras Baalbeck.

Maryam Selim Adel Estephan (Bethlehem, Palestine) Diyar First Women Soccer Team

Maryam has played football with Tala in the Diyar women's team in Bethlehem. She is now 21 years old and loves football since her childhood.

Mirna Francis (Bequaa/Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon) Ras Baalbeck Sports Club

Mirna coordinates and manages sports classes. She would like to learn more about how women in society can be more supported to play an effective role.

Celine Ghadban (Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon)Ras Baalbeck Sports ClubCeline Ghadban, 22, is part of the Ras Baalbeck Sports Club since 2013. But not only football is her passion, she is also a coaches for basketball.

Joelle Ghadban (Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon)Ras Baalbeck Sports Club (Basketball)Joelle, 24, is a basketball coach. She is coaching boys and girls of different ages at the Ras Baalbeck Sport Club. She started coaching four years ago.

Aline Khoury (Bethlehem, Palestine) Diyar First Women Soccer Team

Celine Khoury (Bethlehem, Palestine) Diyar First Women Soccer Team

Samia Khatib (Beirut, Lebanon) GIZ Sport for Development Project, Lebanon

Samia, 26, has a master degree in sport and exercise psychology. She currently works as a S4D consultant. She is very committed in the field of football through her work with NGOs, athletes and coaches.

Rayan Mamlouk (Beirut, Lebanon)Owner I Coach I Sports Academy Rayan is a owner and a head coach of a sports academy in South Lebanon. She started coaching in 2019 and loves football. Her aim is to encourage Lebanese women in football for promoting gender equality and breaking the stereotypes in our society.

Sabrine Mouhamad (Halba, Lebanon)United Tripoli I Coach Sabrine plays for United Tripoli and is a referee in the annual school tournaments. She loves the game and would like to gain more experiences in this field.

Lena Mrad (Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon)Ras Baalbeck Sports ClubLena, 18, is an important member in the Ras Baalbeck Sports Club. She loves coaching and playing football. Her dream is to become a professional goalkeeper.

Nastasia Nasr (Ras Baalbeck , Lebanon)Personal trainer I Coach Nastasia has a bachelor degree in physical education and sports coaching, She currently works as a personal trainer and coaches for GFCC. So, on the one hand sport is her everyday life and her work, on the other hand also her passion.

Jihan Ismail Rumaih (Dohuk, Iraq)GIZ Sport for Development Project, IraqJihan Ismail Alfindi is 23 years old and was born and raised in the District Sinjar in north of Iraq. She studied Translation in University of Duhok in Kurdistan region. Jihan used to be the only girl who plays football among a group of boys in the neighborhood. Currently she is working with GIZ for the “Sport for Development” project.

Nasrallah Nour (Ras Baalbeck , Lebanon)Zumba fitness instructor Nasrallah does not play football but loves this sport. Her father is a football coach, so she always had a good connection to football. Sport is her passion. She is currently working as a zumba fitness instructor.