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Al Mokawloon Al Arab
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Full name Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Nickname(s) Mountain Wolves (Ze'ab El-Gabal)
Founded 1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Ground Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Ground Capacity 35,000
Owner Arab Contractors
Chairman Mohsen Salah
Manager Shawky Gharib
League Egyptian Premier League
2022–23 Egyptian Premier League, 7th of 18

Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), often called El Mokawloon, is a well-known sports club from Egypt. It's located in Nasr City. The club is most famous for its football (soccer) team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League. This is the highest football league in the Egyptian league system.

Over the years, this club has helped develop some of Egypt's most talented football players. These include famous stars like Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny.

Club History

Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club was started in 1973. It was founded by a famous Egyptian engineer and businessman named Osman Ahmed Osman. He created the club as the official sports team for his large construction company, the Arab Contractors. At that time, Arab Contractors was one of the biggest construction companies in the entire Middle East.

In 1983, the club's championship-winning team included international players like Joseph-Antoine Bell from Cameroon, Karim Abdul Razak from Ghana, and Ishmael Dyfan from Sierra Leone.

Trophies and Achievements

Al Mokawloon Al Arab has won several important competitions, both in Egypt and across Africa.

In Egypt

  • Egyptian Premier League: The club won Egypt's top football league once, in 1983.
  • Egyptian Cup: They have won this cup three times: in 1990, 1995, and 2004.
  • Egyptian Super Cup: They won the Super Cup in 2004.

African Competitions

  • African Cup Winners' Cup: This is a big African club competition. Al Mokawloon won it three times: in 1982, 1983, and 1996. They were also runners-up in 1991.
  • CAF Super Cup: They were runners-up in the CAF Super Cup in 1997.

Current Football Squad

This is the list of players currently on the Al Mokawloon Al Arab football team.

No. Position Player
1 Egypt GK Mahmoud Abou El Saoud
2 Egypt DF Amir Abed
3 Egypt MF Youssef El Gohary
4 Egypt MF Ahmed El Shimi
7 Mauritania FW Mamadou Niass
8 Egypt MF Mohamed Rizk
9 Egypt FW Mohamed Salem
10 Egypt MF Omar Saviola
11 Egypt DF Louay Wael
12 Egypt MF Ahmed Afifi
14 Egypt FW Gebna
16 Egypt GK Hassan Mahmoud Shahin
17 Egypt FW Fady Farid
18 Egypt GK Ahmed El Arabi
No. Position Player
19 Egypt MF Mohamed Magli
20 Egypt DF Ahmed Alaa
21 Burkina Faso DF Farouck Kabore
22 Egypt DF Mohamed Gharib
23 Uganda DF Joseph Ochaya
24 Colombia FW Luis Hinestroza
26 Egypt DF Ahmed Eid
27 Egypt MF Ammar Hamdy
28 Nigeria FW John Okoli
29 Palestinian National Authority FW Mahmoud Wadi (on loan from Pyramids)
32 Egypt DF Mohamed Hozian
35 Egypt MF Ahmed Fawzi
70 Egypt FW Ahmed Atef
74 Egypt DF Mostafa Mokhtar

Players on Loan

No. Position Player
No. Position Player

Club Managers

Here is a list of some of the managers who have coached Al Mokawloon Al Arab over the years.

  • Germany Michael Krüger (Jan 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997)
  • Austria Josef Hickersberger (July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999)
  • Egypt Hassan Shehata (2004–05)
  • Egypt Ghanem Sultan (2005)
  • Egypt Mohamed Radwan (2005–06)
  • Egypt Taha Basry (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)
  • Egypt Alaa Nabiel (2007–08)
  • Egypt Mohamed Radwan (May 1, 2008 – May 23, 2009)
  • Egypt Mohamed Amer (May 23, 2009 – Aug 13, 2010)
  • Egypt Hamza El Gamal (Aug 13, 2010 – Nov 8, 2010)
  • Serbia Ivica Todorov (Nov 9, 2010 – April 15, 2011)
  • Egypt Mohamed Radwan (April 18, 2011 – Jan 20, 2012)
  • Egypt Talaat Youssef (Jan 2012–1?)
  • Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Samiea (201?–March 8, 2013)
  • Egypt Hamdi Nouh (March 8, 2013 – March 17, 2013)
  • Egypt Mohamed Radwan (March 17, 2013–?)
  • Egypt Hassan Shehata (2014–15)
  • Egypt Tarek El-Ashry (2015–16)
  • Egypt Emad El Nahhas (2018–)

See also

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