Sport has been often considered as a masculine domain. Given this social norm, women’s involvements in various sports including football are quite insignificant. However, the participation of women in sports have increased recently. For instance, a few Ethiopian girls became football players by deconstructing the previous gender stereotype. However, Ethiopian scholars have given little attention for this group of women. By considering such information dearth, this study attempted to identify the lived experience of female football players by taking Tiret Corporate women football club as a case in point. To attain the objective of the study, qualitative research approach with phenomenology research was employed. The subjects of this study were 10 female football players. They were selected by using purposive sampling technique. In-depth interview was used as data collection tool. The data elicited from these participants were analyzed by using thematic analysis. The study found out that female football players were facing a number of challenges. The major challenges include socio cultural challenges. (absence of role model, misperception of dressing style ,lack of societal acceptance. lack of adequate time ), economic challenge (shortage of nutrition, shortage of sport kits), institutional challenges(lack of access to ideal training place, lack of scientific training, unseen media representation of female sport, conflict with coaches), sexual harassment, psychological challenges(committing suicide, stress, isolation, hopelessness), personal challenges(menstrual complication, complicated love life, dropout from school, delayed success, lack of enough information about sport) and health related challenges(physical injury). The study also found out that there were some opportunities that these female football players enjoyed such as self- dependence, access to pocket money, access to health facilities, visiting cities and cultural exchange are among the opportunities. To cope up with their problem they were using different coping strategies for instance being patient and tolerant, seeking advice from friends, borrowing money, telling famous female footballer's story and go to the hospital and massaging are among the coping mechanisms. It can be conclude that female football players were facing a number of challenges in their footballs life with a few opportunities. Finally, recommendations and future directions for further study and intervention are highlighted in line with the major findings of the