El-Tetsh Stadium () is Al Ahly's current training stadium and one of

Al Ahly SC Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional Association football, football team which curren ...

club's sections that represent the club in

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and internationally. The game of football was not one of the goals of the founders of Al Ahly, rather the goal of the club was opening its doors to students of higher schools to meet and practice political dialogue. The members of the club then fell in love with

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, which prompted Ahly to build its first stadium in 1909, called Al-Hawsh, a colloquial word from Egyptian Arabic meaning "the Courtyard". The stadium was developed over the years to be Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium. Currently the stadium hosts the team's training and friendly games.

History

* In 1917 Al Ahly decided to build their own stadium. * In 1927 Al Ahly added a western stand to the stadium. * Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium is a

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. It is currently used mostly for

matches and was the home of

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before they moved to

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because of the small capacity. * The stadium was named after club legend Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh. It is currently used as a training ground for Al-Ahly and also for friendlies. The stadium was developed over the years to become known as

Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium El-Tetsh Stadium () is Al Ahly's current training stadium and one of Al Ahly SC club's sections that represent the club in Egypt and internationally. The game of football was not one of the goals of the founders of Al Ahly, rather the goal of the ...

. In 1929, the stadium was named after Egypt's prince at this time, the Prince Farouk Stadium. By 1956, light stands were added to the stadium. Later the stadium was named Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium, Mokhtar El Tetsh was one of the club legends and was considered to be one of the most talented footballers in the country's history and attracted the hearts of many of his countrymen. Al Ahly continued to play their home games at Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium until Cairo Stadium was opened.

Names of the stadium

* Since the opening of Al Ahly headquarters in 1909, the club has owned an area of land called Al-Housh in Egyptian dialect, meaning courtyard. Club members used to practice football here before the stadium was built * The first time Al Ahly built the stadium its name was Al Ahly Stadium * On 8 January 1929 after the

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sponsored Al Ahly during the reign of King Fuad, Al Ahly change the name of the stadium to Prince Farouk Stadium * On 21 February 1965 after the death of Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh, Al Ahly decided to rename the stadium under the name of Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium and it still founded till now * Conclusion of the Names

1959 Africa Cup of Nations

The stadium was the only venue for the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations. The following matches were played at the stadium during the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations:

Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium renewal stages

* in 2009 Al Ahly Chairman

Hassan Hamdy Mohamed Mahmoud Hamdy Ismail (; born 2 August 1949), better known as Hassan Hamdy (), was the 12th and president of the Egyptian Al Ahly Sporting Club. He was the vice president of the club during Saleh Selim's presidency and the chairman of Al- ...

decided to renew the western stand after demolishing it and relaunched again in its new shape in 2010 * in 2016 Al Ahly Chairman Mahmoud Taher in collaboration with of Sela Sport Company, they renewal the western stand again and add the team color on the stand * in 2021 Al Ahly Chairman

Mahmoud El Khatib Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib (; born 30 October 1954), popularly nicknamed Bibo (), is an Egyptian retired footballer and current President of Al Ahly. He is considered as one of the best forwards in the history of African football. Early ...

renewed the Eastern stand and added the photos and names of the 72

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victims of the

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on it.

References

External links

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