The Official Al Ahly Cairo Thread

[BarakatTreka]

Current Message: International Break. Good luck to all of Egypt's international players. Let's go to the World Cup!!!

Full name: Al-Ahly Sporting Club (النادي الأهلي)
Nickname: The Red Devils
Founded: April 24, 1907
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium (74,100)

Training Ground: Mukhtar Al-Tetsh Stadium (25,000)

President: Hassan Hamdy
Manager: Hossam Al Badri
Assistant Manager: Alaa Mayhoub
Football Directors: Hadi Khashaba and Emad Al-Nahhas

2009-2010 Egyptian Premier League:

1. Ahly 8pld 20pts
2. Petrojet 8pld 17pts
3. Gaish 8pld 14pts
4. Ismaili 8pld 13pts
5. Zamalek 8pld 11pts
6. Gouna 8pld 10pts
7. ENPPI 6pld 10pts
8. Military Production 7pld 9pts
9. Harras Hodoud 7pld 9pts
10. Police Union 8pld 9pts
11. Masri 8pld 9pts
12. Arab Contractors 8pld 8pts
13. Mansoura 8pld 7pts
14. Ghazl Mahalla 7pld 6pts
15. Ittihad 8pld 5pts
16. Asyut Petroleum 7pld 3pts

Note:
Green = CAF Champions League
Blue = CAF Confederation Cup
Red = Relegation to Egyptian Second Division
Bold = Ahly
Detailed Table: Egyptian Premier League Table

Status: In Progress (22 Matches Remaining)

Scorers (Ahly):
Mohamed Aboutrika 4
Ahmed Hassan 4
Francis Doe 2
Moataz Eno 1
Hussein Yasser 1
Sherif Abdul Fadil 1
Hani Al Egeizi 1
Mohamed Fadl 1

2009 Egyptian Super Cup:

Final (July 21, 2009):
Ahly 0 v 2 Harras Hodoud

Status: Losers

Scorers (Ahly):
-None-

2009-2010 Egyptian Cup:

Round of 32 (TBD):
Ahly - v - TBD

Status: In Progress

Scorers (Ahly):
-None-

2010 CAF Champions League:

Round of 32 (March 15, 2009/April 5, 2009):
Ahly - v - TBD
TBD - v - Ahly

Status: To Be Started

Scorers (Ahly):
-None-

Previous Match:

Home: Ahly 2
Away: ENPPI 0
Competition: 2009-10 Egyptian Premier League
Date: Monday, October 26 2009

Next Match:

Home: Ittihad
Away: Ahly
Competition: 2009-10 Egyptian Premier League
Date: Sunday, November 22 2009

Squad:

Current 1st Team Squad
GK Ramzi Saleh 19
GK Amir Abdelhamid 1
GK Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam 33
DF Ahmed Ali 2
DF Ahmed El-Sayed 5
DF Wael Gomaa 26
DF Mohamed Samir 32
DF Ateya Al-Belkasi 4
DF Sherif Abdul-Fadil 6
DF Mohamed Khalaf #
DF Wael Shafik #
MF Mohamed Barakat 8
MF Sayed Moawad 11
MF Sebastião Gilberto 12
MF Hussein Yasser 13
MF Hussein Ali 16
MF Ahmed Hassan 17
MF Mohamed Aboutrika 22
MF Ahmed Fathi 24
MF Hossam Ashour 25
MF Moataz Eno 27
MF Mahmoud Samir 30
MF Amir Sayoud 20
MF Mostafa Shebeita 23
ST Ahmed Belal 10
ST Hany El-Agazy 15
ST Osama Hosny 18
ST Mohammed Talaat 37
ST Emad Moteab 9
ST Francis Doe 29
ST Mohamed Fadl 7

Loan In
MF Abdel Hamid Ahmed 3 (Wadi Degla SC)

Loan Out
DF Ramy Adel (Masri)
MF Ahmed Sedik (Ismaili)

Transfers In
-None-

Transfers Out
DF Shady Mohammed (Summer 2009) - Released
DF Emad El Nahass (Summer 2009) - Released
MF Hassan Mostafa (Summer 2009) - Released
ST Ahmed Hassan Farag (Summer 2009) to Police Union - Undisclosed Fee
ST Flavio Amado (Summer 2009) to Shabab - 2.7 Million (Euros)

Titles Count: 108 (107 Official)

CAF Champions League (6)
1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008
African Cup Winners' Cup (4)
1984, 1985, 1986, 1993
CAF Super Cup (4)
2002, 2006, 2007, 2009
Afro-Asian Club Championship (1)
1988
Arab Champions Cup (1)
1996
Arab Cup Winners' Cup (1)
1995
Arab Super Cup (2)
1997, 1998
Egyptian Premier League (34)
1948-49, 1949-50, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
Egyptian Cup (35)
1923-24, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1936-37, 1939-40, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1977-78, 1988-89, 1990-91, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07
Egyptian Super Cup (5)
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Sultan Hussein Cup (7)
1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1938-39
Cairo League (5)
1938-39, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1947-48, 1949-50
United Arab Republic League (2)
1960-1961
El-Ittihad El Tansheteya Cup (1)
1989

[BarakatTreka]

Abou Treika loan still in the balance – Al Qaeyi

Ahli marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi said that the club are yet to decide on loaning out Mohamed Abou-Treika to Saudi giants Al-Hilal.

Al-Qaeyi told FilGoal.com that Ahli have received an official offer from Hilal to loan Abou-Treika until the end of the current season.

However the director confirmed that Hilal's request was forwarded to the club's football committee, which will accept or reject the offer in its next meeting.

In another issue, Al-Qaeyi denied that the Red Devils have held talks to sign Iraq keeper Nour Sabri in January.

Ismaili earlier revealed that they were close on signing Sabri on free transfer, before the guardian's agent said that Ahli were interested in signing him.

Al-Qaeyi also denied that Ahli are planning to trade midfielder Hassan Mostafa and striker Ahmed Hassan Farag with Zamalek sweeper Hani Saied, confirming that neither club made any official enquiry about such exchange.

[benqbiggis]

if zamalek win again the caf cl probably they will get a final in wcc..they arent like al ahly

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by benqbiggis

if zamalek win again the caf cl probably they will get a final in wcc..they arent like al ahly

ummm, Zamalek aren't taking part in the 2009 CAF Champions League because they failed to get 2nd last season in the Egyptian League

[benqbiggis]

Originally Posted by BarakatTreka

ummm, Zamalek aren't taking part in the 2009 CAF Champions League because they failed to get 2nd last season in the Egyptian League

annnddd they wont lose against the asian runners up

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by benqbiggis

annnddd they wont lose against the asian runners up

As a matter of fact Zamalek have participated in recent Arab Champions Leagues and failed to even get to the semifinals. So they would lose to Adelaide and according to recent form they would lose about 2-0 or 3-0. You have no idea how bad Zamalek is doing right now!!

[benqbiggis]

Originally Posted by BarakatTreka

As a matter of fact Zamalek have participated in recent Arab Champions Leagues and failed to even get to the semifinals. So they would lose to Adelaide and according to recent form they would lose about 2-0 or 3-0. You have no idea how bad Zamalek is doing right now!!

yeah but they are ahead in egyptian league


anyway

you know australia >>>>> egypt (australians bias fans)

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by benqbiggis

yeah but they are ahead in egyptian league


anyway

you know australia >>>>> egypt (australians bias fans)

MY EYES!!!! lol, don't use yellow print again!

but have you seen the stats? Zamalek has played 14 matches and has only 1 point more than Ahly who has played 10 matches so far. Thats why Ahly is in 6th place

[King-Osgood-1690]

Why do Al Ahly call themselves the club of the century? Never heard of em before, no offense of course.

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by King-Osgood-NZ

Why do Al Ahly call themselves the club of the century? Never heard of em before, no offense of course.

They don't. They were voted the club of the century by CAF. So they just adopted the title into their badge. And title wise, they are the club of the century!

[Holminho]

Read an interesting article on Fifa.com that the manager of Ahly said that everone in Egypt, in Cairo in particular believe that Ahly are the best club in the world with the best players...i'll try to get the article now, because his response was "they need to be realistic" which was met if a bit of an uproar from the Egyptian fans on the site that disagreed with him and said they are the best..lol

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by RerereChelsea

Read an interesting article on Fifa.com that the manager of Ahly said that everone in Egypt, in Cairo in particular believe that Ahly are the best club in the world with the best players...i'll try to get the article now, because his response was "they need to be realistic"

Yeah I read those statements several times. He is kind of wrong and kind of right. Nobody in their right mind thinks Ahly is better than Barca, Madrid, ManU, Milan, etc. But there are a lot of Egyptians (especially the press) who think that Ahly should be able to at least compete with them. There is a difference between BETTER and COMPETE.

[BarakatTreka]

Jose fears stimulated opponents

Ahli coach Manuel Jose warned his players that other clubs will want to take advantage of Ahli's lost confidence after the Club World Cup disappointment.

The Red Devils endured a dismal World Cup campaign, where two defeats at the hands of CONCACAF champions Pachuca and Adelaide United of Australia saw the team finish the tournament in last position.

Ahli's official website stated that Jose asked his players on Monday to forget the World Cup experience in order to focus on the club's upcoming domestic commitments.

The Portuguese tactician also warned that opponents will be eager to get positive results from the Cairo giants.

Jose added that all big teams suffer bad spells from time to time, and it's their ability to bounce back which makes the difference.

The league holders are currently fifth in the league table on 20 points and five games in hand.

[BarakatTreka]

Zamalek rubbish Saied swap deal

Zamalek board refuted media reports claiming that the Cairo giants intend to swap Hani Saied for Ahli duo Ahmed Hassan Farag and Hassan Mostafa.

The five-time African champions announced on their official website that the 28-year-old is an indispensable figure, and all allegations about his departure are completely groundless.

The international sweeper, who joined Zamalek from Ismaili last summer after a prolonged saga, had previously revealed his intention to play for the Red Devils.

The White Knights are holding a press conference on Tuesday to reveal further details about their potential signings and team reshuffle.
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Fell sorry for the player. He didn't even want to go to Zamalek. lol

[PAOK e Mon]

some people would think talking about your club is spamming. but i like learning about different clubs rather than english top 4 all the time.

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by PAOK e Mon

some people would think talking about your club is spamming. but i like learning about different clubs rather than english top 4 all the time.

It's not spamming if I make it's own thread and put all it's related topics in it. And yes I agree that people need to learn more about different clubs. I hope to put video's of their games in the future so that people who are interested can watch Ahly more than just 2 Club World Cup matches and think they have a right to judge a team.

[PAOK e Mon]

whos your most popular player?

[wonderkidspeakie]

It's a bit hard to call them club of the century if they aren't well known isn't it? No offence of course, I would not like to make my self sound like an annoying kid

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by PAOK e Mon

whos your most popular player?

Mohamed Aboutrika

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by wonderkidspeakie

It's a bit hard to call them club of the century if they aren't well known isn't it? No offence of course, I would not like to make my self sound like an annoying kid

They are the club of the century in AFRICA. Everyone in Africa knows about Ahly.

[benqbiggis]

any club out of the big sides in europe are underrated but al ahly is more underrated because egypt sucks in world level (out of africa)
if say african football a person will think about cameroon or nigeria or any other from "black" africa not egypt firstly

[PAOK e Mon]

Egypt are the most civilised/powerful part of Africa. for example when the Greeks conquered Africa they only conquerd Egypt. There was nothing else.

[LFCFOLIFE]

Originally Posted by BarakatTreka

Mohamed Aboutrika

also the best .

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by PAOK e Mon

Egypt are the most civilised/powerful part of Africa. for example when the Greeks conquered Africa they only conquerd Egypt. There was nothing else.

And? Don't make this a racist discussion. African football is probably the most underrated because people picture starving children and worn torn countries. But there is a lot of talent still waiting to be discovered in Africa especially in North Africa. The reasons many North Africans don't move to Europe at early ages are:

1) The clubs are rich and pay the players well
2) The leagues are at a high level compared to sub Saharan leagues
3) Some players are conservative and don't want to leave home
4) The players receive lots of praise and love from their fans and are very popular @ home

Only after achieving everything they possibly can with their clubs, do they start considering to move to Europe. But then its too late. Before you know it, the players are fast approaching 30 if they haven't passed it yet. Take Aboutrika for example.

[BarakatTreka]

Originally Posted by benqbiggis

any club out of the big sides in europe are underrated but al ahly is more underrated because egypt sucks in world level (out of africa)
if say african football a person will think about cameroon or nigeria or any other from "black" africa not egypt firstly

And that's not just people from outside of Africa either. There are a lot of Africans that ignore Egypt when it comes to the African Cup. They had to learn their lesson twice in a row!

Egyptian football is starting to get better and within 10 years, I think Egypt will become a big force in world level just like Cameroon and Nigeria.