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Football At The 1957 Arab Games
The 1957 Arab Games football tournament was the 2nd edition of the Football at the Arab Games, Arab Games men's football tournament. The association football, football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19–27 October 1957 as part of the 1957 Arab Games. Participating teams The following countries have participated for the final tournament: * * * * * * * * Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals ---- Third place match Final Final ranking External links2nd Arab Games, 1957 (Beirut, Lebanon) - ''rsssf.com'' {{Arab Games Football 1957 Arab Games Football at the Arab Games, 1957 1957 in African football, Arab 1957 in Asian football, Arab International association football competitions hosted by Lebanon, 1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali El-Shualia
Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was raised by his elder cousin Muhammad and was among the first to accept his teachings. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam when Muslims were severely persecuted in Mecca. After immigration () to Medina in 622, Muhammad gave his daughter Fatima to Ali in marriage and swore a pact of brotherhood with him. Ali served as Muhammad's secretary and deputy in this period, and was the flag bearer of his army. Numerous sayings of Muhammad praise Ali, the most controversial of which was uttered in 632 at the Ghadir Khumm, "Whoever I am his , this Ali is his ." The interpretation of the polysemous Arabic word is disputed: For Shia Muslims, Muhammad thus invested Ali with his religious and political authori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousef Mahmoud
Yusuf ( ') is a male name meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims. It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, Yoosuf and Yusef. Given name Yousaf *Yousaf Ali Khan, British film director *Yousaf Aziz Magsi (1908–1935), Baloch leader from the present-day Balochistan province of Pakistan *Yousaf Borahil Al-Msmare (1866–1931), Libyan Muslim resistance leader fighting against Italian colonization Yossef *Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete *Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre Youcef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awadis Kaoulakian
Brian Rafat Awadis (born November 19, 1996), better known as FaZe Rug, is an American YouTuber who produces vlogs, challenges, gaming videos, and pranks on YouTube. He is a co-owner of FaZe Clan. Early life Brian Rafat Awadis was born on November 19, 1996, in San Diego, California, to immigrant Chaldean Assyrian parents from Tel Keppe, Iraq. His father owns two stores. Awadis graduated from Mira Mesa Senior High School and attended San Diego Miramar College before dropping out during his freshman year to pursue his YouTube career full-time. He can speak the Suret language, although he is not fluent. YouTube career Awadis and his older brother Brandon started a shared YouTube channel called "fathersonchaldean" on October 11, 2008, uploading their first video the same day. They uploaded at least three more videos by the end of 2009, at which point the channel became inactive. Brian created his own YouTube channel on July 11, 2012, on which he started posting short clips of ''Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (CCSC) () is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 49,500 seats, located in the Bir Hassan area of Beirut, Lebanon. The stadium, equipped with sport of athletics, athletics facilities, is the largest in the country, and is mostly used for football (soccer), football matches. History It was built in 1957 by the Lebanese Ministry of Youth & Fine Arts in the presidency of Camille Chamoun. The opening game was a friendly played against FC Petrolul Ploiești, Energia Ploiești, where Lebanon national football team, Lebanon won 1–0 through a goal scored by Joseph Abou Murad. The stadium was completely demolished in the 1982 Lebanon War, Israeli Invasion of 1982. Consequently, former Lebanese PM Rafic Hariri initiated a project to rebuild the stadium in preparation for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. The reconstruction received funding from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, with respective contributions of 20 million and 5 million U.S. dollars. The other 75 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levon Altonian
Levon Aram Altounian (; 15 February 1936 – 6 September 2020) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a right winger or an attacking midfielder. Altounian played his whole club career at Homenetmen, between 1952 and 1973, finishing as top scorer of the Lebanese Premier League twice: in 1962–63 and in 1966–67. Altounian also represented the Lebanon national team, captaining them to a third-place finish at the 1963 Arab Cup. Club career Born on 15 February 1936 in Beirut, Lebanon, Altounian played his whole club career at Homenetmen, between 1952 and 1973. He was awarded top scorer of the Lebanese Premier League twice, during the 1962–63 and 1966–67 seasons, scoring respectively 14 and 19 goals. International career Altounian played for the Lebanon national team, scoring two goals in the 1957 Pan Arab Games and helping Lebanon reach third place. He also participated in the 1963 Arab Cup as Lebanon's captain; he scored six goals, with Lebanon coming in third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Majeed Kayyal
Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound names, such as ' (usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid''; lit. "servant of the Praised"), ' (Abdullah), and ' ( Abdul Malik). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. It is a common name in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and predominantly Muslim countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also used amongst African Americans and Turkic peoples of Russia. The meaning of ''Abdul'' literally and normally means "Slave of the", but Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadhil Abdul-Majid
Fadhil Abdul-Majid Ridha (; born 1 July 1935) is an Iraqi former football forward who played for Iraq in the 1957 Pan Arab Games The 2nd Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered .... He scored a goal against Libya. Career statistics International goals ''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.'' References Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Men's association football forwards 1935 births Living people {{Iraq-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison David
Edison Eshay David (; 5 December 1933 – 24 July 2020) was an Iraqi football player who played for the Iraq national team and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Iraq, David was of Assyrian descent. Career After starting his soccer career at his early teens with local teams, he joined the Iraqi Air Force Club in 1955. He was selected for the Iraq national football team in 1955 where he played until 1965. During his years with the Iraqi National teams and the Air Force team, he stood out as one of the best players of his time as he was honoured by the central Iraqi League as the best player in 1958. He was appointed the Head Coach of the Assyrian which is based in North America. From 1986 to 2011 David ran "Eddie David Soccer Camps" in which he trained and inspired children from ages 4–15 to play soccer and become better people. Personality and Degrees He was characterized as a patient, swift, strategic planner as he rose to the peak alongside players lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Abbas
Jamil Abbas (; 1 January 1927 – 7 July 2005) was one of the longest serving national captains of Iraq. He was part of the Iraqi national team for over 15 years. The defender was captain of Iraq, as well as the Olympic and Army teams from 1954 to 1966; a record. Abbas was known to millions of Iraqis by the nickname Jamoli (). Born in 1927 in Baghdad, the left full back turned centre half played for Nadi Al-Olympia Al-Maliki (Royal Olympic Club) in Adhammiya from 1945. He went onto join one of Iraq's top sides of the 40s and 50s, Haris Al-Maliki (Royal Guards). Abbas continued to play for the team until 1957, when he joined the newly formed Farqa Al-Thalatha (Third Armoured Division). In 1951, at age 23, Abbas was lining up in Iraq's first national team alongside the best players in Iraq against the Turkey B team in Izmir and an Ankara XI, and four years later, he was starring for the Iraqi Army team against Egypt after Iraq was affiliated into CISM. Abbas captained Iraq at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noureddine Diwa
Noureddine Ben Yahmed (26 February 1937 – 20 April 2020), known as Noureddine Diwa, was a Tunisian professional footballer who represented Tunisia on 23 occasions. Diwa played as a striker. Personal life and death Diwa was born on 26 February 1937 in Tunis, Tunisia. His birth name was Noureddine Ben Yahmed. He was nicknamed Diwa as a distortion of the Tunisian Arabic word doua which means "dilettante spirit". The nickname was given to him by Stade Tunisien founder Hamadi Ben Salem. He was also nicknamed the Tunisian Kopa, and the French newspaper ''L'Équipe'' nicknamed him "Petit Kopa" (little Kopa), in reference to Real Madrid player Raymond Kopa. Diwa died on 20 April 2020 at the age of 83. He was buried the next day at the Jellaz Cemetery in Tunis. Career As a junior, Diwa played for the Espérance junior team, and later the Stade Tunisien junior team. He won the 1952 and 1953 junior league with Stade Tunisien. Between 1955 and 1962, Diwa played for the Stade Tuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
