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United Arab Republic V Sudan (1959 African Cup Of Nations)
United Arab Republic v Sudan was the decisive match of group stage at the 1959 African Cup of Nations. The match was played at the Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium, Prince Farouk Stadium in Cairo on 29 May 1959. Unlike other Africa Cup of Nations, the 1959 winner was determined by a group stage, with three teams playing in round-robin format, instead of a knockout stage. This was the first edition to feature a final group stage and one of two, alongside the 1976 African Cup of Nations, to promote this format. Both teams had defeated Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia but the goal difference was in favour of United Arab Republic, who had beaten Ethiopia 4-0 while Sudan had won 1–0. Therefore, Sudan needed to win the last match to claim the title of champions of Africa; any other result would have the United Arab Republic retain the title they had won (as Egypt) in 1957. United Arab Republic beat Sudan 2–1, therefore keeping first place in the group and winning their second cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 African Cup Of Nations
The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Football (soccer), football championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Football (Confederation of African Football, CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team Egypt national football team, United Arab Republic, Sudan national football team, Sudan, and Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo. Overview With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0. Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament. Participating teams ;Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakan Hussein
Yakan Hussein Zaki (; 12 September 1934 – 22 December 2012) was an Egyptian football coach and former football player who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent almost his whole career with Zamalek. He played also for the Egypt national football team. He was part of the team that won the 1959 African Cup of Nations. Hussein played for his country at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He was part of the team that won the gold medal at the Arab Games in 1953 and 1965. After retiring from football, he worked as a head coach. He was elected as Zamalek's board member in the 1990s. Early life Yakan Hussein was born into a well-off family on 12 September 1934 in Khairat Street in Sayyeda Zeinab, Cairo. He had nine brothers and sisters. He played football in the streets of Aswan when his father moved to work in Upper Egypt. It was not long before the family moved again to Sayyida Zeinab after a brief period in the city of Zagazig, Sharqia. His actual beginning came in the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Al-Hedi Syam
Abbas may refer to: People * Abbas (name), list of people with the name, including: **Abbas ibn Ali (645–680), popularly known as ''Hazrat-e-Abbas'', the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first imam in Shia Islam) **Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567–653), uncle of Muhammad ** Abbas ibn Firnas (810–887), an Andalusian polymath, mathematician, physician, astronomer, inventor, poet, and reported to have experimented with a form of flight ** Abbas the Great (1571–1629), Fifth Safavid Shah of Iran (r. 1587–1629) ** Wazir Abbas (Died 1545), Grand Vizier of the Adal Sultanate ** Abbas II of Persia (1632–1666), Seventh Safavid Shah of Iran (r. 1642–1666) ** Abbas I of Egypt (1812–1854), founder of the reigning dynasty of Egypt and Sudan at the time (r. 1849–1854) ** Abbas II of Egypt (1874–1944), last Khedive of Egypt and Sudan (r. 1892–1914) ** Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935), president of the Palestinian National Authority ** Abbas (actor) (born 1975), Indian actor ** Abbas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Mohammed Ali 'Ibrahim El-Kabir'
Ibrahim may refer to: * Ibrahim (name), including a list of people with the name ** Abraham in Islam * Ibrahim (surah), a surah of the Qur'an * ''Ibrahim'' (play) or ''Ibrahim The Illustrious Bassa'', a 1676 tragedy by Elkanah Settle, based on a 1641 novel by Madeleine de Scudéry * Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership See also * Ibrahimzai, a Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan * Ibrahima, a male given name * Abraham (other) * Avraham (other) Avraham (Hebrew: ) is the Hebrew name of Abraham, patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. Avraham may also refer to: * Avraham (given name) * Avraham (surname) See also * Abraham (other) * Avram (other) Avram or Abraham is t ... * '' Ibrahim el Awal'', an Egyptian navy destroyer {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Mohammed Al-Abd
Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottish surname and a list of people with that surname Places * Hassan (crater), an impact crater on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn Africa * Abou El Hassan District, Algeria * Hassan Tower, the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco * Hassan I Dam, on the Lakhdar River in Morocco * Hassan I Airport, serving El Aaiún, Western Sahara Americas *Chanhassen, Minnesota, a city in Minnesota, United States * Hassan Township, Minnesota, a city in Minnesota, United States Asia *Hassan, Karnataka, a city and district headquarters in Karnataka, India **Hassan District, a district headquartered in Karnataka, India **Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency) ** Hassan Airport, Karnataka *Hasan, Ilam, a village in Ilam Province, Iran *Hasan, North Kho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Mutawakil Mohammed El-Bashir
Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname. Etymology The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad, Hamed, and Hamad. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nature. Over the centuries, some Islamic scholars have suggested the name's parallel is in the word 'Paraclete' from the Biblical text,"Isa" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Mohammed Ali
Samir (also spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In Arabic, Samir () means "holy", "jovial", "loyal", or "charming". In Albanian, it literally means "so good" but loosely "exquisite", "superb", or "perfect". Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages. People with the name Given name Artists and musicians * Samir (filmmaker) (born 1955), Samir Jamal al Din/Jamal Aldin, Swiss filmmaker of Iraqi origin * Samir Badran (born 1990), Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo Samir & Viktor * Samir Chamas (1942-2024), Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor *Samir Ghanem (1937-2021), Egyptian comedian Politicians * Samir Allioui (born 1983), Dutch politician * Samir Frangieh (1945-2017), Lebanese politician *Samir Geagea (born 1952), Lebanese politician *Samir Kassir (1960-2005), Lebanese politician *Samir Mouqbel (born 1939), Lebanese politician * Samir Saïed (born 1957), Tunisian politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Titkos
Pál Titkos (8 January 1908 – 8 October 1988) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward for MTK Hungária FC and the Hungary national team. He scored two goals in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, including one in the final itself where Hungary were defeated 4–2 by Italy. He coached MTK Budapest FC and Egypt. Honours Player Hungary * FIFA World Cup: Runners-up 1938 Head coach Egypt * Africa Cup of Nations: 1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ... References Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Hungarian football managers Hungarian expatriate football managers MTK Budapest FC players MTK Budapest FC managers Egypt national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Egypt 1938 FIFA World Cup players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaa El-Hamouly
Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly (; 4 July 1930 – 13 January 1984) was an Egyptian former association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward for Zamalek SC, Zamalek. He also played for the Egypt national football team, Egyptian national team, and he was part of the squad that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations, 1957 and 1959 African Cup of Nations. A prolific goal scorer, he scored 91 goals for Zamalek in all competitions. El-Hamouly represented his country in the Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 and Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics. After his retirement, he worked as a Sports commentator, football commentator in Egyptian Television Network, Egyptian Television. Biography Alaa El-Din Hassanin El-Hamouly was born on 4 July 1930 in Cairo. He played in his youth in Al Ahly before joining Zamalek SC, Zamalek in the prime of his professional career. El-Hamouly played all of his career in Zamalek, he was a ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saleh Selim
Mohamed Saleh Mohamed Selim (; 11 September 1930 – 6 May 2002) was an Egyptian football executive, former football player and an actor. He was the 13th president of Al Ahly SC. Nicknamed "El Maestro", for taking Al Ahly's football team to numerous victories. He then became the manager of the team, then a member of the board of directors of the club. He finally became one of the most successful presidents of the club. Early life Saleh was born on 11 September 1930 in Dokki, Giza, and his father is Dr. Mohamed Selim, a pioneer of Anesthesiology in Egypt. Selim's father met his mother, Zein El Sharaf, while she was undergoing surgery at his hospital. He married her and she gave birth to three males. Saleh was the eldest, followed by Abdel Wahab and Tareq. Saleh Selim had been a footballer since childhood. In Dokki, Giza. He joined the Orman Junior High School team, then the high school team during his studies at the Saadia school in the same district. Playing career Club care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharif El-Far
Kamaleddin Hussein (), better known as Sherif El-Far (; 5 January 1929 – 8 January 1981) was an Egyptian footballer. He played for Zamalek and competed with Egypt in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Nicknamed the "Egypt's Puskas", he spent his whole football career with Zamalek, he won eleven titles with the Cairo giants. El-Far was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1953 Arab Games. He was also a part of the team that won the 1957 and 1959 African Cup of Nations. Career Club career He is the younger brother of brothers Hassan El-Far and Hussein El-Far. He played throughout his career in Zamalek, from 1948 until 1961, scoring 64 goals in all competitions. He was the best player in Egypt in the 1950s, nicknamed the "Egypt's Puskas". He scored six goals in the Cairo derby. El-Far won with Zamalek the Egypt Cup title for six times in (1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960). El-Far won with Zamalek four Cairo League titles in ( 1948–49, 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud El-Gohary
Mahmoud Nuseir Youssef El-Gohary (; 20 February 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Egyptian footballer and football coach. Career As a player, El-Gohary had a short-lived career. A persistent knee injury forced him into early retirement in 1961, cutting short a promising career. In the 1959 African Cup of Nations, which Egypt won, he ended as the top scorer in the competition. He was also part of Egypt's squad for the 1960 Summer Olympics. After his retirement from the game, El-Gohary became a coach with Al Ahly, eventually becoming an assistant manager from 1965 to 1977. In 1977, he became assistant manager to Dettmar Cramer at Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. Cramer left Al-Ittihad at the end of the 1981 season and El-Gohary was promoted to manager. Al-Ittihad won their first ever Saudi Premier League and El-Gohary won the first of many trophies as a manager. At Al Ahly, he won the first African League titles – African League Winners and African League Cup winners. With Zamale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
