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Cairo Derby
The Cairo derby () or the Top Match (), known as the Arab Classico () is a rivalry between Egyptian Association football, football clubs Al Ahly SC, Al Ahly and Zamalek SC, Zamalek, arguably the two most successful clubs in Egypt and Africa. Al Ahly and Zamalek were named by the Confederation of African Football, CAF as the 1st and 2nd African clubs of the 20th century respectively. It is considered one of the fiercest sports encounters, and its matches attract a large audience. This match is known for its intensity since 1917 until today. Both teams are located in Greater Cairo and their matches are considered the highlight of the football season with a live broadcast to most of the Middle Eastern and North African countries since the 1970s. Usually the derby is played twice each season with 2 matches in the Egyptian Premier League, but it is not uncommon to find the teams meeting each other in the Egypt Cup, especially in the Egypt Cup#List of finals, final, and in Africa's most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nour El-Dali
Nour El-Din Ahmed El-Dali ( October 24, 1928 – April 16, 2004) was an Egyptian footballer executive and player who played for Zamalek SC, Zamalek and Egypt national football team, Egypt as a defender, represented his country and was part of the team that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations. He was also part of Egypt's squad for the Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics, football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. El-Dali was the president of Zamalek SC for two years, between 1990 and 1992. Graduated as an Engineer, El-Dali was the last Football player, footballer to hold the position of the List of Zamalek SC presidents, president of Zamalek to date. As a player, he spent his entire career with Zamalek. He was in the starting lineup at the club and the national team for over a decade. He was elected as Zamalek's board member more than once before being elected as president. Career El-Dali started his with Zamalek SC, Zamalek's youth team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club (association football), club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and contested by list of top-division football clubs in CAF countries, top-division African clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout stage, and then a home and away final. It is the most prestigious club competition in African football. The winner of the each season of the competition earns a berth for the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, faces the winner of the CAF Confederation Cup in the following season's CAF Super Cup and from 2024 onwards, along with the next 4 best teams, a place in the new FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Clubs that finish as runners-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mostafa Taha
Mostafa Kamel Taha Yossef El-Gamal (; 23 March 1910 – 7 October 1969) was an Egyptian football forward who played for Zamalek and Egypt. He was a prolific goal scorer, He played almost all of his career in Zamalek. Taha represented Egypt at the 1934 World Cup and the 1936 Summer Olympics. He is the Zamalek's all-time goal scorer in the Cairo derby with 12 goals. He retired as captain of Zamalek in 1945. Career Club career Taha started his youth career in Zamalek in 1925. He was 18 when played his first game for the first team in the 1928–29 season, he won with Zamalek in his first season the 1928–29 Cairo League title. In Zamalek, Taha played in the prime of his career with Egyptian veteran players such as Mohamed Latif, Hussein Hegazi, El-Sayed Abaza and Ismail Raafat. He scored his first goal in the Cairo derby in the 1929–30 season. In 1931, Taha made a surprise move to arch rival Al Ahly, he played with them for two seasons until 1933, then he moved back t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohamed Latif
Mohamed Latif (; 23 October 1909 – 17 March 1990) was an Egyptian football manager, pundit, referee and executive. He was a former professional footballer. He played for the clubs El-Zamalek of Egypt and Rangers F.C. of Scotland, as well as for the Egypt national team. Early life He was born on October 23, 1909 in Beni Suef Governorate, to a middle class family. He joined the Khedivial School and became the team's captain and right winger. He won the Schools Cup with his school in 1920. His first match with the Khedivial School against the Saidiya School, he was chosen to play in the school's first team against Mokhtar El Tetsh and Abdel Rahman Fawzy. He was chosen by Hussein Hegazi to join Zamalek in 1926. Playing career Club career Latif started his professional career in Zamalek in 1926, he was the main Zamalek's forward for nine seasons. After a brief spell in Rangers in 1935, he returned to Zamalek in the 1936–37 and played until his retirement in 1945. Latif won wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sultan Hussein Cup
The Sultan Hussein Cup (1917–1938) was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egypt Cup and the regional leagues in the areas of Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface .... The first Egyptian team to win the trophy was Zamalek SC, in the 1921 edition. History In 1916, the idea of establishing a football league in the Sultanate of Egypt was proposed. The league would include Egyptian teams and teams from the allies' military clubs, including the British. The competition was named after Sultan Hussein Kamel. Zamalek was the only Egyptian club to participate in the championship as a sign of resistance to the British and a way to display the Egyptian presence in the sport. Zamalek reached the final of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wicket#Dismissing a batsman, wickets with three consecutive delivery (cricket), deliveries. Fans held a collection for Stephenson, and presented him with a hat bought with the proceeds. The term was used in print for the first time in 1865 in the Essex Chronicle, ''Chelmsford Chronicle''. The term was eventually adopted by many other sports including hockey, association football, Formula 1 racing, rugby, and water polo. Use Bat and ball games Baseball In the past, the term was occasionally used to describe when a player strikeout, struck out three times in a baseball game, and the term ''golden sombrero'' was more commonly used when a player struck out four times in a game. In recent years, hat trick has been more often used to describe w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hussein Hegazi
Hussein Hegazi (; 14 September 1889 – 8 October 1961) was an Egyptian international footballer. He is considered the father of Egyptian football. Hegazi played in England at the prime of his career. He spent most of his professional career in Zamalek, where he was a part of the team that won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, becoming the first Egyptian club in history to win a tournament. He also played for the Egypt national football team in their first match in 1916. With the Egypt national football team, he was in the first team created to represent the country in 1916. He participated with Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Biography He became the first African player to play in England after playing with Dulwich Hamlet and Fulham in 1911. In his only Football League appearance for Fulham, he scored one goal. His debut with Fulham was against Stockport County was spectacular, he scored within fifteen minutes and the ''Athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ali Riadh
Ali Mohamed Riadh (6 June 1904 – 31 January 1978) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward. He played for Zamalek, and also represented Egypt as a forward at both the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Zamalek squad that won the 1921 Sultan Hussein Cup, the first trophy in Egyptian football. Honours Zamalek * Egypt Cup: 1922, 1935 * Cairo League: 1922–23, 1933–34 * Sultan Hussein Cup: 1921, 1922 * King Fouad Cup: 1934 El Sekka * Cairo League: 1923–24, 1925–26 * Sultan Hussein Cup: 1924 Tersana * Egypt Cup: 1929 * Sultan Hussein Cup: 1928, 1930 Egypt * Summer Olympics Fourth place: 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ... References 1904 births 1978 deaths Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cairo League
The Cairo League was an Official Egyptian football tournament. Before the start of Egyptian Premier League in its current form, the main competition was the Egypt Cup which started in 1922. The first season was played in 1922–23 and was won by Zamalek. History Egyptian Football Association started its 1st league competition (1922) in the form of regional leagues (Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal). The competition was played along with the new league form (1948–1954) then finally stopped. Over six teams participated in this league Zamalek, Al Ahly, Sekka, Tersana, Police, the Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ... Club and others. The Championship was then held once more in (1957–58) but was then stopped again. Honours List of the winners: Perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sports Illustrated
''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. It is also known for its annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, swimsuit issue, which has been published since 1964, and has spawned other complementary media works and products. Owned until 2018 by Time Inc., it was sold to Authentic Brands Group (ABG) following the sale of Time Inc. to Meredith Corporation. The Arena Group (formerly theMaven, Inc.) was subsequently awarded a 10-year license to operate the ''Sports Illustrated''–branded editorial operations, while ABG Brand licensing, licenses the brand for other non-editorial ventures and products. In January 2024, The Arena Group missed a quarterly licensing payment, leading ABG to terminate the company's license. Arena, in turn, laid off the publication's editorial staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ali El-Hassani
Ali El-Hassani (January 1897 – 1976) was an Egyptian footballer. He competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He played for Zamalek and Al Ahly. He was part of the Zamalek team that won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, the first title in Egyptian football. Honours and achievements Club Zamalek *Sultan Hussein Cup: 1920–21, 1921–22 *Egypt Cup: 1921–22, 1931–32 *Cairo League: 1922–23, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1933–34 *King's Cup: 1933–34 Al Ahly *Sultan Hussein Cup: 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1930–31 *Egypt Cup: 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1929–30, 1930–31 *Cairo League: 1924–25, 1926–27, 1930–31 El Sekka El Hadid *Sultan Hussein Cup: 1935–36 International Egypt * Summer Olympics fourth place: 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
