**the Official Egyptian Football Thread**

[Dirtycheat]

The Official Egyptian Football
Thread
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General Information

* FIFA Trigramme: EGY
* Country: Egypt
* Country (official name): Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
* Continent: Africa
* Capital: Cairo
* Major cities: Alexandria, Ismailia, Giza, Port Said, Assiout, Helwan, Tanta, El Mahlla el Kubra, Zagazig, El Mansoura, Suez, Aswan
* Currency: Egyptian pound
* Official languages: Arabic
* Motto: Silence and patience, freedom, socialism, unity.

Geographic Information

* Surface area: 1,001,450 km²
* Highest point: Mount Catherine 2,642 m.
* Neighbouring countries: Libya, Israel, Palestine, Sudan
* Neighbouring seas and oceans: Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea

Population

* Population (in millions): 74.72
* GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 3,900
* Density (inhabitants per km2): 74.61
* Average age (in years): 23.1
* Life expectancy at birth (in years): 70.41

Internet

* Internet code: .eg
* Number of internet users: 600,000 (2002)



National Team Facts

* Egypt have reached the FIFA World Cup™ finals twice. In 1934 they were the first African nation ever to achieve this milestone, playing only one game  against Hungary - which they lost 4-2.


* In 1990, the team qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals again, putting up a memorable showing in Italy. With their innovative style and quality technique they managed to hold both the Netherlands and Ireland to draws, losing only narrowly to England, who went on to reach the semi-finals.


* Have won the African Nations more than any any other nation.

Egyptian Football Achievements

World Cups :

* 4 Times Champion of World Military Cup (1993, 1996, 2001 & 2005)
* Bronze Medalist at World Youth Cup (2001)

Mediterranean Games :

* 1 Time Gold Medalist
* 1 Time Silver Medalist
* 1 Time Bronze Medalist

Francophone Games :

* 1 Time Bronze Medalist

African Competitions :

* 5 Times Champion of African Cup of Nations (1957/59/86/98/2006)
* 3 Times Champion of African Youth Cup of Nations U 21yrs (1981& 1991& 2003)
* 1 Time Champion of African Junior Cup of nations U 17yrs (1997)
* 2 Times Gold Medalist at All Africa Games (Kenya 1987 / Zimbabwe 1995)
* 2 Times Champion of African Futsal Cup of Nations (Indoor Soccer) (Egypt 1996 & 2000)
* 1 Time Champion of African Military Cup of Nations (Indoor Soccer) (Guinea 1998)

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations :

* 1 Time Runners-Up

Arab Competitions :

* 3 Times Champion of Arab Cup of Nations (1953,65,92)
* 1 Time Gold Medalist at the Pan Arab Games (1992)
* 1 Time Champion of Arab Futsal Cup of Nations (Indoor) (Egypt 1998)

International Achievements

World Cups :

* 2 Participations in World Cups 1934& 1990 (1st round)
* 3 Participations in World Youth Cups 1981 (1/4 final) & 1991(1st Round)& 2001(Bronze Medal)
* 2 Participations in World Junior Cups 1987(10th) & 1997(Host-8th)
* 2 Participations in World Fustal Cup (Indoor) 1996 (1st round) & 2000 1/4 Final)

Olympic :

* 10 Participations in Olympic Games (4th Place in 1928 & 1964) & (Quarter Finals in 1984)

Egyptian Club Achievements

African :

* 10 Times Champions of African Champions League(1970/82/84/86/87/93/96/2001/2002/2005)
* 8 Times Champions of African Cup Winners' Cup(1982/83/84/85/86/93/96/2000)
* 5 Times Champions of African Super Cup(1994/97/2001/2002/2005)
* 3 Times Champions of Afro-Asian Cup(1987/88/97)

Arab :

* 1 Time Champions of Arab Champions League(1996)
* 1 Time Champions of Arab Cup Winners' Cup (1995)
* 2 Times Champions of Arab Super Cup (Al-Nokhba)(1997/1998)

World Cup record

* 1930 - Did not enter
* 1934 - Round 1
* 1938 - Withdrew
* 1950 - Did not enter
* 1954 - Did not qualify
* 1958 to 1966 - Withdrew
* 1970 - Did not enter
* 1974 to 1986 - Did not qualify
* 1990 - Round 1
* 1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

* 1957 - Champions
* 1959 - Champions
* 1962 - Second place
* 1963 - Third place
* 1965 - Withdrew after qualifying
* 1968 - Withdrew
* 1970 - Third place
* 1972 - Did not qualify
* 1974 - Third place
* 1976 - Fourth place
* 1978 - Did not qualify
* 1980 - Fourth place
* 1982 - Withdrew
* 1984 - Fourth place
* 1986 - Champions
* 1988 - Round 1
* 1990 - Round 1
* 1992 - Round 1
* 1994 - Quarterfinals
* 1996 - Quarterfinals
* 1998 - Champions
* 2000 - Quarterfinals
* 2002 - Quarterfinals
* 2004 - Round 1
* 2006 - Champions

[engbatt]

you will never walk alone

with you here

[matidbr]

tbh, know nothing about egyptian football.
Bring on some facts. :)

[Dirtycheat]

egypt plays the best football in the world - fact

[matidbr]

egypt plays the best football in the world - fact

Bring on some proofs. :)

[moody2006]

Egypt won the African cup last February;)

Ahmed Hassan(Egyptian) won the MVP award.

Essam Elhadary (Egyptian) won the goalkeeper MVP award.

www.egyptianplayers.com is the place to go to find all about Egyptian professionals.

[yehnica]

I've been keeping track of Al-ahly's progress in the CAF Champions League. They just drew 0-0 with Renaciemento (I can't find a consistent spelling of that name) on the first leg of the third round. They'll be playing at home on the next leg.

http://championsleague.mtnfootball.com/live/index.php is the most complete site on African football I've found so far but it's not updated with this round's results yet. I found them here - http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan.php?Thema=622&Liga=37&s_id=1842&p_id=5760&r_id=0&x=20&y=10

[Dirtycheat]

I've been keeping track of Al-ahly's progress in the CAF Champions League. They just drew 0-0 with Renaciemento (I can't find a consistent spelling of that name) on the first leg of the third round. They'll be playing at home on the next leg.

http://championsleague.mtnfootball.com/live/index.php is the most complete site on African football I've found so far but it's not updated with this round's results yet. I found them here - http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan.php?Thema=622&Liga=37&s_id=1842&p_id=5760&r_id=0&x=20&y=10

thanks alot for the sites :D

[zaafarany20]

i'm glad that we have this section in this fourm . i'm from egypt . and i know we dont have many professinal players or famous . but i'm sure all of u know Mido . hope to held this section . and try to provide u with news abbout egyptian leg

[zaafarany20]

and here we go . some data about my fav Club AL-Ahly
52 match in leg without defeated . from week 23 season 2003-2004 till week 22 2005-2006 current season
new record for the african championsleague 19 match without defeated From 2004 untill 2006 .
adding local records with african we found that 71 match without defeated
to be continued ...........

[Dirtycheat]

egypt has loads of good players, some universaly recognised som not

zidan werder bremen
mido roma
ghaly - spurs (2nd player of WC youth champs, to kaka)
zaki moscow
hassan - player of tournament
Ekramy- feyrnood touted as next buffon by staff
shawky (watched by man u apparently)
and dere is loads more....

[soccerfreak3711]

I think egyptian players are great, they can be better if they had a better sports minister and better coaches that allowed them to play for european clubs. Egypt is like brazil people play soccer in the street everywhere and are really good but never get recognized due to the bribery of scouts that dont really do their jobs. Also another problem is that egyptian have a really bad ego as they are the best in the country they think they are the best when they go to europe and takes awhile to get over their ego.

sorry about the lengthy post. I am an egyptian fan, and this is only my opnion, would like to hear what u guys think

[Dirtycheat]

I think egyptian players are great, they can be better if they had a better sports minister and better coaches that allowed them to play for european clubs. Egypt is like brazil people play soccer in the street everywhere and are really good but never get recognized due to the bribery of scouts that dont really do their jobs. Also another problem is that egyptian have a really bad ego as they are the best in the country they think they are the best when they go to europe and takes awhile to get over their ego.

sorry about the lengthy post. I am an egyptian fan, and this is only my opnion, would like to hear what u guys think

i agree with you there, i went to egypt in the summer and went to play football and people were suprised by how defensive i was, they play with skills and speed and on the streets. considering they have had no coaching etc theyre great.

also all the greatest egyptian scouts looked for thier players in urban areas and streets, setting up mock matches etc. there was a legendary one my dad mentioned and apparently at one point most the egypt NT were scouted by them.

[Dirtycheat]

here is a vid of him in action, i made it with permission so it is perfectly legal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BasPPsUQ-Kw

[indomitable_lion]

After seeing how badly Egypt were outplayed by the Ivory Coast in the World Cup Qualifier in Abidjan I was thinking they weren't a very good team.
Then they won the Cup of Nations. That changed my mind.

But, Aruna Dindane wasn't there for the Cup of Nations final and he was the one that gave them the most problems in Abidjan. So who knows.


Al Ahly was pretty disappointing at the Club World Championship. After 57 games unbeaten in all competitions they got suckered by 1 Al Ittihad goal. I was really disappointed. Then they played pretty well against Sydney FC and gave me some faith in their ability......until they lost that game too.

They look like a quality side all the same so let's see what they can do this time around.

[Dirtycheat]

After seeing how badly Egypt were outplayed by the Ivory Coast in the World Cup Qualifier in Abidjan I was thinking they weren't a very good team.
Then they won the Cup of Nations. That changed my mind.

But, Aruna Dindane wasn't there for the Cup of Nations final and he was the one that gave them the most problems in Abidjan. So who knows.


Al Ahly was pretty disappointing at the Club World Championship. After 57 games unbeaten in all competitions they got suckered by 1 Al Ittihad goal. I was really disappointed. Then they played pretty well against Sydney FC and gave me some faith in their ability......until they lost that game too.

They look like a quality side all the same so let's see what they can do this time around.


the thing with egypt is we dont like toplay players like mido and zidan becaus etheyre different. they stand ouit from the rest and are treated like stars so we dont field them too often. if i was mido i would be pissed off too, zidan also has reason to be pissed of as he is banned by shehata from playin for egypt till he leaves because he was sent a call up at midnight xmas day, there was noone in the club so no-one responded.


too unproffessional.

which brings me to my next point. why do egyptian teams not let young talents leave to go elsewhere? egypt under 21 are WC and have achieved alot. they put huge procetags on them so nobody signs them as they arent worth the risk. as a result they allplay in the egyptian league. we should be a bit more like ivory coast or cameroon and let our players go to europe for cgeaper so they can establish themselves.

[indomitable_lion]

zidan also has reason to be pissed of as he is banned by shehata from playin for egypt till he leaves because he was sent a call up at midnight xmas day, there was noone in the club so no-one responded.
:confused:

[Dirtycheat]

:confused:


he was called up to ACN on xmas day, midnight, there was nobody there to reply and he criticised sheheta for this and sheheta has now stated he will never field so long he is manager.

[zaafarany20]

zidan i a good player but shehata ignoring him and i dont know why . any way i'd like to see zidan playing for egypt it will be nice to see him with our national team . in case if u want to know more about zidan or any other egyptian players playing outside egypt here it is . nice place for info and multimedia
http://www.egyptianplayers.com/

[zizo485]

am very glad to find such post about egypt here
spcialy after egyptian team won the african cup 2006
and great ahly's game's in africa
so am going to share this link from FIFA.com about el-ahly
http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/index/0,2442,117964,00.html?comp=CWC&year=2006&articleid=117964
al-ahly was dissapointing in the teams world cup but i guess that wasnt normal .. so i wish al ahly will be much better this year but lets now think more about the african step !

[hamada]

hi guys it is gr8 thing to see here a topic about egyption football i hope to go on and not being closed soon i will give you some information about footabll in egypt and will send you news about its football daily,
first about football in egypt from yahoo.com in sports

ppl know us as the (( Pharaohs ))

Egypt has the distinction of being the first African country to participate at the finals of the FIFA World Cup™. That was in 1934, when the Pharaohs benefited from Turkey's withdrawal and qualified after beating Palestine by an 11-2 aggregate score.

Their FIFA World Cup campaign in Italy lasted only one game though, as a 4-2 defeat against Hungary sent the North Africans crashing out of the competition.

As the Egyptians were the only African member of FIFA at that stage (Sudan followed shortly afterwards), they were forced to qualify for the finals via Asia or Europe. In 1938, the Egyptians withdrew from their qualifying matches against Romania, and did not attempt to qualify again until 1954. That year, they lost 2-1 and 5-1 to Italy, and the next they withdrew from their match-up with Israel.

Egyptian supporters had to wait 56 long years to play their second game at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. Drawn into arguably the most difficult group at the finals of Italy '90 with England, the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland, the Egyptians held the Dutch and Irish to draws before bowing out of the competition after losing their final group match 1-0 against England.

Coached by former international midfielder Mohsen Saleh, the Pharaohs certainly look strong enough to challenge for a place in Germany in 2006. Upfront, they have one of the biggest names in African football – Ahmed Hossam, who is known simply as Mido. The youngster moved from Ajax Amsterdam to Olympique Marseille at the beginning of the 2003/4 season and has continued to show the kind of form that made him the CAF Best African Young Player of the Year 2002.

Saleh's major worry remains experienced captain Hany Ramzy, who is facing a race against time to recover from injury and rejoin the team. His presence in the Egyptian squad at the Cup of Nations in January and February remains doubtful, but he is an essential part of Saleh's team that will attempt to take Egypt to the FIFA World Cup finals for the third time in their history.

Bitterly disappointed at having failed to guide Egypt beyond the first round of the African Cup of Nations 2004, Mohsen Saleh – along with the majority of federation officials – fell on his sword just after the Tunisian tournament. The federation promptly secured the services of former Italy player Marco Tardelli for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ qualifying campaign.

But in the face of difficult working conditions created by the reluctance of certain players and criticism from the Egyptian press, the former Juventus star opted to throw in the towel. Now a long way off the pace in the race for Germany 2006, the Pharaohs need to rapidly rediscover peace and tranquillity in order to make up the lost ground.

Founded 1921
Affiliated 1923
WC participations 2 (1934, 1990)
WC honours Last sixteen (1934)
Continental Titles African Cup of Nations (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998), African Games (1987, 1995)
Facts

Egypt have reached the FIFA World Cup™ finals twice. In 1934 they were the first African nation ever to achieve this milestone, playing only one game  against Hungary - which they lost 4-2.

In 1990, the team qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals again, putting up a memorable showing in Italy. With their innovative style and quality technique they managed to hold both the Netherlands and Ireland to draws, losing only narrowly to England, who went on to reach the semi-finals.

Since then the North African nation has not managed to reach the FIFA World Cup finals. In 2002 they failed to win a fiercely contested group which included surprise package Senegal.
it will be continued

[hamada]

al-ahly is the biggest club in egypt with a big history and alot of world number he broke and written to his name lastly that he finished 58 match without being defeated jut 5 draws and 53 wins , the club now live his best age a gold time for the first team in the club simply he got all the cups he play in , and there is a littel information about it

The history of Al-Ahly Club needs more than just a page to be mentioned. Here are what you need to know about the club :

Established: April 1907

Name: Al-Ahly which means in English as National.

Shirt Color: Red, taken from the old Egyptian flag.

Stadium: Mukhtar EL-Tetsh (previously know as Prince Farouk)

First Football Engagement: 1916 (Sultan Hussein Cup)
Established in 1907. It is one of the oldest Egyptian clubs. The original idea came from Edrees Rageb Pasha, Omar Sultan Pasha, Ismaeel Serry, Abdul El Khalek Tharwat, Omar Lotfi, and Ameen Sammy. They came together with idea to establish a club for high school students to spend their spare time. They decided to establish a company with five thousand Egyptian Pounds. They chose El-Gezirah as headquarter and paid one third of the capital and borrowed the rest from El-Ahly bank. Ismaeel Pasha Serry had designed the building and gave the construction job to Yussef Afandi Aly for a price of LE2,250.
A name of The Ahly Club for Exercise was given to it and then was changed to Al Ahly Club for physical exercise after one year.The national hero "Saad Saghlool" was the first president of the club for one year. Then followed by Aziz Pasha Ezat for eight years, Abdul Khalik Tharwat for for eight years, Gaffar Pasha for four years, Ahmed Hassanean Pasha for two years, Ahmad Aboud Pasha for 14 years. During which Al Ahly has won nine consequtive tournaments during 1947-1956.Then came Abdul Mohsen Mortagi from 1965 to 1967. Followed by Dr. Ibrahim ElWakeel till 1973. El Fareek Mortaga returned till 1980, followed by Saleh Seleem who took over the presidency and considered the first player taking over this top executive position. In 1988 Abdu Saleh Elwahsh became the president. The Shareholders decided to lay him off. Since then Saleh Seleem returned back as president again and remained in this position till present.

THE RED Demons

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Achievements
Egyptian League, 31 times

Years: 1948/49 - 1949/50 - 1950/51 - 1952/53 - 1953/54 - 1955/56 - 1956/57 - 1957/58 - 1958/59 - 1960/61 - 1961/62 - 1974/75 - 1975/76 - 1976/77 - 1978/79 - 1979/80 - 1980/81 - 1981/82 - 1984/85 - 1985/86 - 1986/87 - 1988/89 - 1993/94 - 1994/95 - 1995/96 - 1996/97 - 1997/98 - 1998/99 - 1999/00 - 2004/05 - 2005/06

Egyptian Soccer Cup, 33 times

Years: 1923/24 - 1924/25 - 1926/27 - 1927/28 - 1929/30 - 1930/31 - 1936/37 - 1939/40 - 1941/42 - 1942/43 - 1944/45 - 1945/46 - 1946/47 - 1948/49 - 1949/50 - 1950/51 - 1952/53 - 1955/56 - 1957/58 - 1960/61 - 1965/66 - 1977/78 - 1980/81 - 1981/82 - 1982/83 - 1983/84 - 1984/85 - 1988/89 - 1990/91 - 1991/92 - 1992/93 - 1995/96 - 2000/01 - 2002/03

Egyptian Super Cup, 2 times

Years: 2001 - 2005

CAF Champions League, 4 times

Years: 1982 - 1987 - 2001 - 2005

African Cup Winners' Cup, 4 times

Years: 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1993(African Record)

Afro-Asian Cup, 1 time

1989

Arab Champions' Cup, 1 time

1996

Arab Cup Winners Cup, 1 time

1995

Arab Super Cup, 2 times

Years: 1997, 1998

League: 30 times (Egyptian Record) Cup: 33 times (Egyptian Record) The Double: 11 times (Egyptian Record) CAF African club of the century

[edit]
Current first team squad
Number Player Position Year Joined Club Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Essam El-Hadary GK 1996 Damietta
26 Amir Abdul Hamid GK 2003 Al-Ahly Youth
28 Nader El-Sayed GK 2005 Al-Masry
Defenders
2 Islam El-Shater RB 2004 Al-Ittihad
3 Mohamed Abdul Wahab LB 2004 Al-Zaffra
4 Emad El Nahas CB 2004 Al-Nasr
5 Ahmed El-Sayed CB 1987 Al-Ahly Youth
7 Shady Mohamed CB 1998 Al-Koroum



26 Wael Gomaa CB 2001 Ghazl El-Mahala
30 Rami Adel CB 2004 Arab Contractors
Midfielders / Wingers



8 Mohamed Barakat CAM 2004 El-Arabi
10 Wael Reyad RAM 1997 Al-Ahly Youth
12 Sebastiao Gilberto LM 2002 Petro Atletco
13 Akouty Mansah DM 2005 Al-Masry
14 Hassan Mostafa DM 2003 Itthad
17 Mohamed Shawky DM 2003 Al-Masry
20 Hady Kashaba DM 1987 Al-Ahly Youth
21 Mohamed Abdullah RM 2005 Al-Ismaili
22 Mohamed Abo Treka AM 2003 Tersana
24 Ahmed Hassan CM 2004 Eastern Company
29 Amr Samaka AM 2005 Tersana
31 Hossam Ashour CM 1999 Al-Ahly Youth
Forwards
31 Emad Motaeb CF 1999 Al-Ahly Youth
31 Osama Hosny CF 1986 Al-Ahly Youth



23 Flavio CF 2005 Petro Atlético
Manager
- Manuel José de Jesus - 2003 Belenenses


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sorry for make it too long topic
but what can i do it is my club

[Dirtycheat]

thanks hamada, do you know the match between ahly and zamalek is on the video section?

[hamada]

yeah but i was in the stadium in this match and how amazing to be there and celebrate with the team , thanks

[Dirtycheat]

yeah but i was in the stadium in this match and how amazing to be there and celebrate with the team , thanks

sounds great hamada, i heard from my cousins in egypt its absaloutely fantastic atmosphere.

[engbatt]

Ekrami and Saied out of Spain's trip



Egypt manager Hassan Shehata has ruled out Feyenoord keeper Sherif Ekrami and Masri defender Hany Saied from the 21-man squad chosen for the friendly against Spain in the Spanish city of Elche on Sunday.

Uncapped Sherif Al-Beyali Arab Contractors, Mahmoud Fathalla of Ghazl Mahalla, and Mohamed 'Hamada' Youssef of Ittihad Alexandria were also omitted from the squad that is due to travel to Spain on Monday.

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadari (Ahli), Mohamed Abd El-Monsef (Zamalek), Mostafa Kamal (Enppi).

Defenders: Emad Al-Nahhas, Wael Gomaa, Mohamed Abdul-Wahab (Ahli), Ahmed Fathi (Ismaili), Abdul-Zaher Al-Saqqa (Konyaspor/Turkey), Ahmed Abou-Mosallam (Strasbourg/France).

Midfielders: Hassan Mostafa, Mohamed Shawki, Mohamed Barakat, Mohamed Abou-Treika (Ahli), Ahmed Al-Muhammadi (Ghazl Mahalla), Moetazbellah Mohamed 'Eno', Ahmed Hassan (Besiktas/Turkey), Hosny Abd-Rabou (Strasbourg/France).

Strikers: Emad Meteb (Ahli), Abdul-Halim Ali, Gamal Hamza, Mostafa Gaafar (Zamalek), Ahmed Eid (Harras Al Hodoud).

[engbatt]

Mounsour sentenced for six months in jail



An Egyptian court sentenced Zamalek president Mortada Mansour for six months in jail on Saturday on the charge of smearing his Ahli counterpart, Hassan Hamdi.

The Zamalek president, who publicly offended Hamdi after the clubs’ semi-final in the African Champions League last season on-air, appealed the ruling as soon as it was announced.

Mansour held a press conference during which he attributed the club’s ongoing problems to Egyptian Council for Sports president Hassan Sakr’s choice of Zamalek board members.

Mansour also stressed that he refused the club board’s decision to allow vice president Raouf Gasser to sign on any documents if the Zamalek first-man refused to, and insisted that it was against the club’s regulations.

Former Zamalek treasurer Mamdouh Abbass also faced accusations from Mansour that he was the one responsible for duo Tarek Al-Saied and Mohamed Sadik’s move to Ahli, due to his failure to negotiate new deals with the players.

Nevertheless, Mansour insisted that Zamalek were in no need for Al-Saied and demanded that the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) bar Sedik after “conspiring with Ahli”, during their final match that ended in a 2-0 victory for the latter, according to him.

The Zamalek president concluded by revealing that Ittihad Jeddah president Mansour Al-Balwi is going to donate the sum of two substantial deals to the Egyptian club during the coming few days.

An unnamed businessman is also going to support Zamalek’s bid for a new deal that would “shake the entire Ahli foundation,” as Mansour described.

[engbatt]

Enppi sign Al-Muhammadi and Metwalli


Enppi have announced signing Ghazl Mahalla duo Reda Metwalli and Ahmed Al-Muhammadi on a five-year deal for 2.5-million EGP.

Al-Muhammadi and Metwalli signed for Enppi on Saturday at the club headquarters, Enppi football director Alaa Abdel-Sadek told FilGoal.com.

Ghazl Mahalla will receive 2.5-million EGP to release the players, whose fees have yet to be disclosed.

Metwalli, now 23 years old, excelled with the Egypt U-20 team that played in the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup in UAE and scored a goal against Argentina in the round of 16, before going on to scoring seven goals last season and becoming Ghazl Mahalla’s top-scorer.

Al-Muhammadi, on the other hand, scored two crucial goals for his side in the Egyptian league this season.

His first goal was in Ghazl Mahalla’s match against Ahli, while his second goal in Koroum’s net proved critical for the club, given that it saved them from relegation to the second-division.

Al-Muhammadi also scored an own-goal in the club’s match against Enppi in the league round-one

[Dirtycheat]

Egypt manager Hassan Shehata has ruled out Feyenoord keeper Sherif Ekrami and Masri defender Hany Saied from the 21-man squad chosen for the friendly against Spain in the Spanish city of Elche on Sunday.

Uncapped Sherif Al-Beyali Arab Contractors, Mahmoud Fathalla of Ghazl Mahalla, and Mohamed 'Hamada' Youssef of Ittihad Alexandria were also omitted from the squad that is due to travel to Spain on Monday.

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadari (Ahli), Mohamed Abd El-Monsef (Zamalek), Mostafa Kamal (Enppi).

Defenders: Emad Al-Nahhas, Wael Gomaa, Mohamed Abdul-Wahab (Ahli), Ahmed Fathi (Ismaili), Abdul-Zaher Al-Saqqa (Konyaspor/Turkey), Ahmed Abou-Mosallam (Strasbourg/France).

Midfielders: Hassan Mostafa, Mohamed Shawki, Mohamed Barakat, Mohamed Abou-Treika (Ahli), Ahmed Al-Muhammadi (Ghazl Mahalla), Moetazbellah Mohamed 'Eno', Ahmed Hassan (Besiktas/Turkey), Hosny Abd-Rabou (Strasbourg/France).

Strikers: Emad Meteb (Ahli), Abdul-Halim Ali, Gamal Hamza, Mostafa Gaafar (Zamalek), Ahmed Eid (Harras Al Hodoud).


what a crap squad to pick, why couldnt he pick players like ghaly and shikabala who deserve to play.


and what about zidan!!!!

[engbatt]

of course egypt coach don't understand any thing in football -abdl halim aly in team untill zidan out !!!!

[engbatt]

Basri named Arab Contractors boss



Taha Basri has been appointed Arab Contractors new manager replacing Mohamed Radwan, the Cairo club said on Sunday.

"Basri will take over after the Egyptian Cup finishes," Arab Contractors chairman Ibrahim Mehleb told FilGoal.com.

The former Zamalek star has been in charge of Enppi since 2000 but he announced in April that he will quit the post at the end of the season.

Under Basri, Enppi has won the Egyptian Cup, qualified to the Arab Champions League (ACL) finals and finished as the Egyptian League runners-up last season.

Meanwhile, Arab Contractors have signed Ittihad players Omar Islam, Samir Ashour, Sherif Ghazala and Mohamed 'Hamada' Youssef for undisclosed fees.

Arab Contractors finished the 2005-2006 campaign in ninth spot with 28 points, only two points ahead of the relegation zone.

[Dirtycheat]

GHALY STAYING AT SPURS

EP asked Ghaly if he was aware of the rumours about him leaving Spurs before even making his first team debut. "This is very untrue. Fabrication at its best," said the tenacious midfielder.

He went on to add: "I was injured for quite some time and needed time to get back to fitness. Everybody knew that it would have been unwise to rush me back into competitive games before I am totally ready.

"I will start the preseason training with the lads just like everybody else," ensured Ghaly.

EP also asked the player about his relationship with manager Martin Jol. Ghaly was quick to praise his boss saying: "I can't wait to play under his command. We deserved a Champions League spot this season and lots of credit should go to him. Throughout my time in London he has been encouraging me to regain my fitness, which I have done."

Ghaly also gave EgyptianPlayers.com his comments on Mido's situation with the London based side. "I have always wanted to play with Mido at a European club. We could have done so well for the team. We've played a lot together for Egypt and we are close friends on and off the pitch," answered the midfielder.






"Mido's performances with Spurs were of a high standard because he is a player of high calibre, but I am not going to comment on the manager's decision not to go for him in the market.

"Mido wanted to stay with the team. That's all I can say."

About where Mido will be heading next, Ghaly opined: " I think he will go back to Rome. He is a professional player who is under contract. I wish him success and I personally believe that he will answer his critics well."

EP asked Hossam about his time in Egypt and he is currently enjoying his summer vacation on the golden beaches of Sinai. "I want to spend more time with my family, especially after my recent break-up with my fiancée."

[engbatt]

Lokomotiv demand $1.7-million for Zaki



A Lokomotiv Moscow delegation has arrived in Cairo on Monday to open talks with Egyptian giants Ahli and Zamalek regarding striker Amr Zaki for $1.7-million.

Zamalek officials met the Russian delegation after their arrival, while Ahli are still seeking an appointment to try and land the former Enppi star, informed sources told FilGoal.com exclusively on Monday.

Ahli have already tried to sign Zaki on a loan deal from Lokomotiv, but the Russian outfit refused, given their insistence on getting back the exact fee, $1.7-million, they had paid to sign the talented striker, who excelled with Egypt in their winning African Cup of Nations (ACN) campaign in February.

Zaki sustained an injury at the beginning of his career with Lokomotiv in mid-march that saw him sidelined and cut short his future in Russia.

[engbatt]

Vengada considers coaching Olympic team as new challenge


Zamalek former coach Eduardo “Nelo” Vengada insisted that coaching the Olympic team is a new challenge for him, and said that knowing all about Egyptian soccer played a part in driving him to accept the offer.

“My negotiations with the EFA president didn’t last long and I accepted the offer immediately,” Vengada said in a press conference in the EFA headquarters on Monday.

The Egyptian FA held the press conference to reveal both Vengada and assistant coach Arnaldo Carvalho’s contract details.

The Portoguese head coach will receive a $19,000 monthly salary, while Carvalho will get only $6,000.

“Vengada is the right person for this job, he has a host of Egyptian and regional accomplishments and has some good experience in dealing with this specific age range,” EFA president Samir Zaher said.

Vengada is scheduled to takeover his new team in July after settling personal details in Portugal.

Zaher also said that the EFA were taking their time in choosing Vengada’s coaching staff to avoid any future misunderstandings between them.

Both Vengada and Carvalho contracts will expire after the qualifying rounds for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and will be renewed on condition that Egypt qualifies.

Vengada guided Zamalek to be crowned Egyptian champions in the 2003/2004 season before being sacked.

[engbatt]

Al-Tabie: My return to Zamalek is conditional



Egypt defender Beshir Al-Tabie revealed that he was going back to Turkey after Rizespor called him for an urgent meeting to discuss a possible contract-extension, but he also kept the door ajar for a Zamalek comeback.

“I got an urgent call from Rizespor officials on Monday asking me to return to Turkey as soon as possible to negotiate a contract-extension,” Al-Tabie told FilGoal.com exclusively on Monday.

Al-Tabie also revealed that Zamalek wanted to bring him back to his former club and that an undisclosed board member in charge of negotiating a new deal with him.

Nevertheless, Al-Tabie insisted that his return to Zamalek would be conditional and that club officials would have to agree on certain terms before he can make a comeback.

[engbatt]

Masri put EGP two-million price tag on Al-Safti



Port Said – Badr Al-Din Hassan: Masri decided to allow defender Amr Al-Safti to move to either Zamalek or Ismaili for two-million EGP after the player expressed his desire to leave Port Said.

The Masri board have agreed during their last meeting to allow Al-Safti to move either to Zamalek or Ismaili, who have already started negotiating a deal, FilGoal learnt on Monday.

Zamalek officials have announced earlier that they have reached an agreement with Al-Safti, before Ismaili revealed their interest in the talented defender.

The Masri board have also decided to release a number of their players whose contracts expire in the summer, including veteran twins Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan, Fawzi Samir, Mohamed Al-Helwa, Samir Ibrahim "Kamouna", Haitham Farouk, Mohamed Al-Geneidi and Ghanaian striker Saliu Cobblah.

On the other hand, the Port Said-based club opened serious talks with Asyut Cement trio Reda Ragab, Motassembellah Abdul-Azim and Tarek Soliman, Baladeyet Mahalla's Saied Rabie, Al-Marrikh's Hamada Tolba, Hani Gabr from Al-Rabat and Anwar Al-Sofon, Amr Al-Morsi from Samanoud and Aluminum's Hossam Zeinhom.

[Dirtycheat]

Zidan for Egypt Petition


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[kuwaiti101]

Does anyone here know if the spain vs egypt game will be shown on gol tv canada? thanks....

[Dirtycheat]

Does anyone here know if the spain vs egypt game will be shown on gol tv canada? thanks....


i dunno, but you will probably find it here somewhere capped, we have a lot of spaniards around.

[kimooo18]

zamalek is the best club in Africa:) :) :p

zamalek won 5 african championsleague ;) ;) :p

وللأخوه المصريين

:p :p :p الزمالك مدرسه فن ولعب وهندسه

[Dirtycheat]

zamalek is the best club in Africa:) :) :p

zamalek won 5 african championsleague ;) ;) :p

وللأخوه المصريين

:p :p :p الزمالك مدرسه فن ولعب وهندسه

so what hapened when zamalek last played the best team in egypt and african champs Ahly?

[Ahmet_Nuri]

Abdel Wahab passed awayyy :( Allah yer7amak ya wahabbb :( may Allah bless him with peaceeeee :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lt4dTab8aI

[Dark_prince]

YAY.....egypt kicked sweden's butt in the international friendly

[Dirtycheat]

yep, what did you think of fathi?

[sweed]

YAY.....egypt kicked sweden's butt in the international friendly

anyone have highlights?

[Dirtycheat]

erm zlatan posted the match, i think if you go on egyptianplayers.com you can see the goals

[sweed]

erm zlatan posted the match, i think if you go on egyptianplayers.com you can see the goals

yea completely missed that, thanks

[rOOnaldo86]

yep, what did you think of fathi?

I thought fathi played really well actually, i'm quite surprized with him overall.

He was supposed to have lots of potential at abt 19/20, but it never went anywhere and he stayed with Ismaili but somehow he's managed to get himself at Sheffield United, which is surprizing. If i would pick Egyptian players to succeed or go abroad in England he definitely wouldn't be top of the list.

Did anyone see him after he came on against tottenham on saturday?

[Dirtycheat]

he had a trail at arsenal when he was about 19/20 but problems with work permit etc kinda stopped him.

his goal for egypt was amazing too.

what do you mean in your last bit of the post, do you mean did anyone watch the tottenham match?

[Dark_prince]

someone posted the video for this match on here?

oh ok.....but its a torrent right?

[rOOnaldo86]

Yeah I meant did anyone watch him against tottenham. Because I looked at the report and he came on around 60ish minutes but I didn't see anything of him on MOTD.

Its definitely good that theres more Egyptian players in the EPL I just hope he keeps up the relatively good name that Mido and Ghaly have made because then they'll get more and more Egyptians.

[rOOnaldo86]

someone posted the video for this match on here?

oh ok.....but its a torrent right?

Yeah its a torrent. Here's the link to the Zlatan's thread.

http://www.fbtz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69033


EDIT: sorry about the double post guys, just noticed.

[Dark_prince]

thanx....

now just have to wait for some seeders....

[Dark_prince]

the next world cup is in 2010......

I hope Egypt qualifies for that !!!

[Dirtycheat]

i think we have a strong chance, however we need to start bloding in the youbgsters now. hassan and saka aswell as other will be too old for the next world cup.

and look at egyptianplayers.com, they have a clip of mido and fathi having a light hearted joke together while about to be subbed on. mido did ok, fathi was average like any other player on the pitch

[Dark_prince]

^^ yeah I saw that

well....I dunno......do we have any good youngsters?

[Dirtycheat]

we actually have alot, the problem is the big clubs dont want to sell anyone, not the youngsters and not the national team players.

they are too rich to sell for money and there is no other real benefit from selling. if we had a poorer league you would see loads of player in europe.

take ramzy for instance, he rejected a move to reading for money in saudi arbia etc etc.

the only reason ghaly is at spurs is because he was rejected at youth level and now he has played for 2 top clubs. egypt dont lack the players, we just lak the common sense to sell players for their future and their sake and ther careers

[rOOnaldo86]

Yeah thats definitly true. What pisses me off the most tho, is players that leave and come back, or clubs that try to buy them back.

Best example is Amr Zaki and Hosni Abd-Raboh. Both great players but they can't expect to leave and hit it off in one year, look how long Ghaly had to wait.

Especially Amr Zaki, that guy could be a monster in the PL, he's just a fool, making the easy decision.

[Dirtycheat]

amr zaki had a big big chance imo, he blew it

after the ACN he was hot property, blackburn, newcastle etc etc wanted him but he went to russia instead of waiting for 6 months.

[dbzclips2]

Any news on Abutarika (cannot spell his name in Englsih lol) going to any European teams?

He did great in the World Club Championships; really contributed to Al Ahly's progression to 3rd place.

[Dirtycheat]

reading wanted him, so did one or two teams but once again ahly wont let their players go because theyre too rich.

great player really, could have been amazing, by our standards any way had he been allowed to leave for a european side earlier.

its the same old problem with egyptian football, our NT probably no scouts to observe players abroad doesnt help either

[dbzclips2]

great player really, could have been amazing, by our standards any way had he been allowed to leave for a european side earlier.


Yea :(

[Dark_prince]

umm....the african champions league?......ummm its going on at the moment isnt it?.......and is Ahly still alive in the champions league ?

[Dirtycheat]

yes, i think zamalek are out


anyone know any sites other than egyptianplayers for anything egytpian football related?

[rOOnaldo86]

anyone know any sites other than egyptianplayers for anything egytpian football related?

I check this one occasionally http://www.gopharaohs.com/

Not always up to date but its a decent alternative to egyptianplayers.

I heard through a friend that Barca are coming to Egypt in the summer.... anybody know if thats true or not?

[Dark_prince]

I check this one occasionally http://www.gopharaohs.com/

Not always up to date but its a decent alternative to egyptianplayers.

I heard through a friend that Barca are coming to Egypt in the summer.... anybody know if thats true or not?


HOLY SHIT IF THAT IS true then its really kool........

ummthey would be playing against ahly right?

[Dirtycheat]

yeah its for a friendly marking 100 years or something. a full strength team with ronnie, messi etc will be playing.

cairo will go crazy that day.

thanks for the site :)

btw i shared the links to the goals for egypt. zidane's one was great but ghaly's was very good too.

[Dark_prince]

umm.....what is going to happen to Mido now?.....is he gon move in the summer ??

[rOOnaldo86]

umm.....what is going to happen to Mido now?.....is he gon move in the summer ??

Who knows man... following Mido is really frustrating I have to say. He's such a temperemental and inconsistent personality from what I've seen and heard.

Could have had a brilliant career or be in the middle of one because when I used to watch him for Ajax, he was miles better than Ibrahimovic at the time. Now look at what happened to them.... Sad IMO.

We really need more players in the PL I think, anybody hear of any rumours lately about someone coming?

[Dark_prince]

Who knows man... following Mido is really frustrating I have to say. He's such a temperemental and inconsistent personality from what I've seen and heard.

Could have had a brilliant career or be in the middle of one because when I used to watch him for Ajax, he was miles better than Ibrahimovic at the time. Now look at what happened to them.... Sad IMO.

We really need more players in the PL I think, anybody hear of any rumours lately about someone coming?


yeah thats just sad.....

and No..I havent heard of any rumours concerning egyptian players moving to english premier league..

[Masry]

Shame on me. My first post here, so my 1000th post should be here. :D

Probably the biggest issue in Egypt today since ACN is Essam El Hadari's situation and his so called flight to Switzerland. Al Ahli had recieved an official offer from FC Thun and officials from the club came to Cairo after ACN to bring negotiations to action. But the deal was rejected as usual and Al Ahli said the offer was about 400000 € or so.

Two days ago he 'fled' to Switzerland to join the club there and no one knows anything about anything. Many reports said that the real offer was about € 1,3 million but Ahli did hide the real value to keep him for them. :rolleyes:

Well, to be realistic Essam is 35 now, what is he going to do there? I mean he did well in 2008 but it wasn't his top and if he really wants to play abroad why he didn't do that in 2002 or 2003 or 2005? It'd be better to stay here and end his career with the club he loves and served all his life.

[babaDiouf]

Late congrats to Egypt, they deserved CAN trophy

[Masry]

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[soccerfreak3711]

very nice video masry!

did you make it yourself?

[Masry]

No not me. The credits are included in the vid. I have Sonny but haven't used it yet.

[Dirtycheat]

egypt are playing argentina today! :D

any news on hadary?

[Masry]

He played the the whole match :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Dark_prince]

it was good lesson for Egypt....... I guess

[Dirtycheat]

I thought egypt did very well actually, we just didnt take out chances

btw, do you think hadary should have played?

He played the the whole match :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

i know that now, i posted that post before the game :)

[Masry]

I thought egypt did very well actually, we just didnt take out chances

btw, do you think hadary should have played?
Yeah I feel we did well. And don't forget that it was the first time we played 4-4-2 against a big team like Argentina.

I don't think playing Elhadari was a wise decision from Shehata because he didn't play any football from 10/2 the ACN final till the match day on 26/3. Not a short time which affected his fittnes and his performance consistency, and that was obvious in the 2nd goal and in that ball in the first half which Hani Saed saved it by his head.

Another thing is that the majority in Egypt are Ahli fans, and they hate him, so they didn't go to the stadium. That as you could see affected the attendance at the stadium, only 30000 or 35000 attended and many of them booed him whenever he touched the ball.

i know that now, i posted that post before the game :)
I knew you posted it 24 minutes before the match and didn't roll my eyes at you :rolleyes:





:p

It was at playing Elhadari. :D

[Masry]

Bump :D

Mohamed Aboutrika in Who's the best outside Europe? (http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=755765.html#whos+best+outside+europe)

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[avantsweater]

Hi it looks as though we are going to sign the Egyptian striker Amr Zaki.

Do you think he'll do well in England?

His strike rate is fantastic for club and country!

[Masry]

He is still young imo (25 ys) and it would be a good move, good luck for him! :cool:

He scored the winner in the Egyptian Cup final yesterday. Click here to watch the goal (http://www.freewebtown.com/a7madsamir/Egyptian_Cup/Enppi_VS_Zamalek/Match/Enppi2-1Zamalek_3amrZaki_A7madSamir.wmv).

[avantsweater]

We need a striker really badly. I hope he does the job for us. We've lacked any cutting edge this year!

His goal was really well taken though. The right/left shift was clever. :cool:

[Dark_prince]

damn, I could only watch first half of the game tonight against Congo.

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but egypt won !!! yes, I was like daam...it was 1-0 for Congo. BUt wow we won 2-1, maybe it's our time to shine?

[avantsweater]

Zaky is coming to Wigan!! Done deal! So psyched about this guy. He looks like just the player we need.

[Dirtycheat]

zaki is good but i hope he can adapt well.

Hopefully he will get good service too....


***SPOILERS***









how did we lose to yesterday? I kno we are missing some players but stil.......


we better qualify this time, im getting so frustrated at how we keep failing to qualify :(

[Masry]

Yeah that was a shameful result

Anyways this is the preliminary qualifiying and we don't usually fail to go through it.. Its just Malawi, Djibouti and Republic of the Congo. ;) :o

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[avantsweater]

WTF is wrong with the Zamalek President???

He tried to have his bodyguards physically attack Zaki and now says he won't let him leave the club under any circumstances?

What an asshole!

Zamalek chairman and Amr Zaki almost come to blows!
Tuesday 01 July 2008 - 13:10:18 - Click to post or view

Just when you thought that the relationship between Amr Zaki and his chairman couldn't get any worse, it does!

Zaki has been trying to secure his transfer to Wigan for a very, very long time, and the chairman keeps putting more obstacles in his way.

At the moment, the prolific striker is attempting to persuade the Egyptian FA to cancel his contract with Zamalek, some small matter like not receiving wages for six months apparently, so that he can negotiate his own move to Wigan.

Steve Bruce has been extremely patient but i think even he is now getting exasperated with the Zamalek chairman too.

Anyway, in the latest instalment of the Zaki saga came today when Zaki went to the club to discuss the impending (?) transfer. This is what Zaki said after the meeting:

"I told him I am ready to play against Ahli (in the Champions League) and move after the elections," Zaki told reporters.

"But I was surprised when he told me that the club will not allow me to leave under any circumstances."

"He then got angry and swore at me. Things got worse when his bodyguards were about to beat me up!"

Zaki's agent Nader Shawki, who was also present at the meeting, expressed his annoyance with the incident.

"I have never witnessed something like that in football, it’s a shame to see such acts coming from the president of a big club like Zamalek," he said.

[avantsweater]

Looks like Zaki is FINALLY going to be a Wigan player! I am psyched about this transfer. He looks ready to bulldoze defenders. :cool:

[avantsweater]

Zaki scored on his debut today! :)

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[Romio]

Thanks very match and Egypt is very beautiful in Football

Iam Ramy from Egypt

thanks for this topic

[Vespa]

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[avantsweater]

Zaki 2 in 2 so far!

[Dirtycheat]

Zaki is doing immensly well for Wigan. 2 years ago when i was in egypt during the summer i saw him play and told my cousins that aside from zidan he is egypt's best striker and they took the piss.

He has settled down so well at wigan, i honestly didnt expect that. Good on him though, i hope he keeps that form for egypt.

As for the Congo game, we have Shawky out, Mido a doubt and Zidan banned from playing for egypt. Still, it should be a great game, we need to win it.

[Masry]

Well done.. Now we need just one point from Djibouti. Should be easy to get it at Cairo Stadium!

[megahut]

Well done.. Now we need just one point from Djibouti. Should be easy to get it at Cairo Stadium!

isa we can do it

[mass599]

Well done.. Now we need just one point from Djibouti. Should be easy to get it at Cairo Stadium!

hi
I am not optimistic for the match today, but I hope to win

[rymert19]

hi
I am not optimistic for the match today, but I hope to win

Yea seriously, what happened to the Pharaohs today...

I lost a fiver on them. Maybe I shouldn't bet on football I don't know jack shit about.

[mass599]

Yea seriously, what happened to the Pharaohs today...

I lost a fiver on them. Maybe I shouldn't bet on football I don't know jack shit about.

Excess of confidence, and the high rate of persons from the main causes of the defeat of