El-Alfy was introduced to both basketball and volleyball when she was three years old; she began playing for
Al Ahly SC in Egypt later while following her dad around. In 2022, she was awarded the
MVP honor alongside
Thierry Darlan by the
NBA's Golden State Warriors' coach
Steve Kerr at the
NBA's Basketball Without Borders Camp's first-ever event held in Cairo.
National team career She started her global basketball career at the age of 15 when she represented Egypt at the U16 African Championships. She went on to represent her country at the
2021 FIBA U16 African Championship,
the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup, and the 2022 FIBA U18 African Women's Championship. In 2021, she led her country to gold at the U17 African Championship. At the 2022 FIBA U18, she led Egypt to a silver medal where she averaged 24.7 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. El Alfy suffered a knee injury in the Madrid series. Although she did not compete during the
2022-23 season, she practiced and traveled with the team. El Alfy made history as the first player from
Egypt to join the UConn program. She chose UConn over several other major programs, including
Cincinnati,
Duke,
Maryland,
Michigan,
NC State,
Louisville,
Oregon,
UCLA, and
UNC. On July 25, 2023, it was announced that El Alfy would miss the entire
2023-24 season after suffering an
Achilles tendon rupture during the 2023 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup in
Spain. She made her official debut with the Huskies on November 7, 2024, in an 86–32 win over
Boston, recording a team-high 17 points and 11 assists for her first career
double-double. On April 6, 2025, she won her first national championship, contributing 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 steal in 10 minutes of play. Her parents traveled 25 hours from Egypt to watch her play for UConn for the first time and witnessed her celebrate the national title with the Huskies. El Alfy appeared in all 40 games during the
2024-25 season, starting in 27 of them, and averaged 5.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. ==Career statistics==