Azmi Mohamed Megahed (; 15 April 1950 – 12 September 2020) was an Egyptian

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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Biography

Born in

Dakahlia Dakahlia Governorate ( ar, محافظة الدقهلية ', ) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient t ...

, Megahed played for

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

and Egypt national team for 16 years. He won the best African player award in 1974. He also won many individual, domestic and continental awards as a player and manager. He later became a board member of Zamalek SC, then worked as a political commentator and TV presenter at "Al Assema TV". His son,

Amir Azmy Amir Azmy Megahed (; born February 14, 1983) is an Egyptian Association football, football coach and retired player. He currently works as assistant coach for Zamalek SC, Zamalek. Career In December 2003, Azmy was suspended from football for 14 ...

, became a footballer. He died on 12 September 2020 in a hospital in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo met ...

due to

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during the pandemic in Egypt.

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* 1950 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Dakahlia Governorate Egyptian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Egypt Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-volleyball-bio-stub