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Jouana Toufic Hamze (Arabic: جوانا توفيق حمزة; born 13 October 1988) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is head coach of the Lebanon women's national team. She played as a defender for the Lebanon national team.
Club career
Hamze played for Sadaka in 2007, then moved Ansar and played in 2007–08 and 2008–09. She then returned to Sadaka, playing in 2010–11 and 2011–12.
International career
Hamze made her senior debut for Lebanon on 19 October 2010, in a 5–1 defeat to Egypt. She capped during the 2010 Arabia Women's Cup, the 2011 WAFF Women's Championship and the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.
Managerial career
Hamze was head coach of the Lebanon women's national under-18 team at the 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, in which she helped Lebanon lift the title after defeating Syria 5–1 in the final. She also coached the under-20 team at the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification, in which Lebanon qualified to the second round.
On 9 July 2023, Hamze was appointed head coach of Lebanon women's national team. On 18 and 21 July, she helped Lebanon beat Palestine 5–0 and 2–1 in her first two games as Lebanon coach. In September 2023, Hamze led Lebanon to win the 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament in Saudi Arabia.
Personal life
Her paternal uncle, Salim Hamze, was also an international footballer for Lebanon during the 1990s.
Honours
Manager
Lebanon U18
- WAFF U-18 Girls Championship: 2022