Mostafa Gaafar (; born 3 April 1981) is an Egyptian
footballer
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Career
He transferred from
Baladeyet Al-Mahalla
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The Egyptian football league system re ...
and has shown his brilliant dribbling ability and calm finishing, prompting Egyptian National team coach Hassan Shehata to call him up to the national team. Gaafar has claimed he had not been given enough playing time and threatened to leave Zamalek if he did not get a chance to show his ability.
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Honors
Zamalek
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Egypt Cup
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2008
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References
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Egyptian men's footballers
Egypt men's international footballers
Al Masry SC players
Zamalek SC players
1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Port Said
Egyptian Premier League players
Men's association football forwards
21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
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