A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of the CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction over the Egyptian football league system and is responsible for the men's and women's national teams.

[3] Despite their significant numbers, there are currently no Coptic members on the national football team.

Additionally, prominent Christian families, like the Sawiris family, own major football clubs, including El Gouna FC and ZED FC.

Over the years, there have been numerous reports and complaints (both formal and informal) from Coptic advocacy groups and community members, such as Coptic Solidarity, regarding the alleged exclusion of Christians from the football league and Egypt's national team.

These exclusions have been described as systematic, though neither FIFA nor the IOC has initiated any investigations into these claims.