Sami El-Sheshini (; born 23 January 1972) is an Egyptian former professional

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who played as a defender. El-Sheshini spent most of his career playing for

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side

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...

. He played for the Zamalek side that won the 2000

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. El-Sheshini made several appearances for the

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, including three appearances at the

1998 African Cup of Nations The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national Association football, football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in ...

finals. He also played for Egypt at the

1991 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the eighth staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, an international football competition organized by FIFA for men's youth national teams, and the eighth since it was established in 1977 as the FIF ...

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and the

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* 1972 births Living people Men's association football defenders Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Egypt Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1998 African Cup of Nations players Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Kuwait SC players Egyptian Premier League players Pyramids FC managers Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Kuwait Premier League players Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Egyptian Premier League managers CAF Champions League–winning players 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-footy-defender-stub