Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), shortly known as El Mokawloon (The contractors) locally, is an Egyptian sports club based in

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, and owned by the prominent constructional engineer Osman Ahmed Osman. The club was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian

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, and

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Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent, regional

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company, the Arab Contractors, arguably the biggest one in the entire Middle East at that time. The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the

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, the highest league in the

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. The club over the years have produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including

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, and Mohamed Elneny.

History

The 1983 championship club included

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(''Cameroon''), Karim Abdul Razak (''Ghana'') and

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(''Sierra Leone'').

Honours and achievements

Domestic

: 1983 * Egyptian Cup: 1990, 1995, 2004 *

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Continental

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: 1982, 1983, 1996; runner-up: 1991 *

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runner-up:

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Performance in CAF competitions

*FR = First round *SR = Second round *PO = Play-off round *QF = Quarter-final *SF = Semi-final

Performance in domestic competitions

Current squad

Out on loan

Managers

* Michael Krüger (Jan 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997) * Josef Hickersberger (July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999) *

Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata ( ar, حسن شحاتة; born 19 June 1947) is an Egyptian former professional football player. Before retirement he played as a forward. He then became a football manager, who is now retired. Shehata led Egypt to victory in 3 ti ...

(2004–05) *

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(2005) *

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(2005–06) *

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(July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007) *

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(2007–08) *

(May 1, 2008 – May 23, 2009) * Mohamed Amer (May 23, 2009 – Aug 13, 2010) * Hamza El Gamal (Aug 13, 2010 – Nov 8, 2010) * Ivica Todorov (Nov 9, 2010 – April 15, 2011) *

(April 18, 2011 – Jan 20, 2012) * Talaat Youssef (Jan 2012–1?) *

Mohamed Abdel-Samiea Mohamed Abdel-Samiea (born 30 January 1955) is an Egyptian football manager. References 1955 births Living people Egyptian football managers Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC managers Egyptian Premier League managers {{Egypt-footy-bio-stub ...

(201?–March 8, 2013) * Hamdi Nouh (March 8, 2013 – March 17, 2013) *

(March 17, 2013–?) *

(2014–15) * Tarek El-Ashry (2015–16) * Emad El Nahhas (2018–)

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Team profile
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