Al Ahly SC players, owner, stadium, trophies, world rankings

Al Ahly SC players have achieved a lot with the Egyptian side, making it the world's most decorated club in terms of trophies. 18 of Al Ahly SC players play in their respective national teams, being such a high number from an African club. Again, to their achievements, only the Los Blancos have more club international trophies than them. This article reveals a lot of fascinating facts about the pharaoh side.

Al Ahly is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo. The club was founded on 24 April 1907. Come with us as we reveal some fascinating facts about Al Ahly SC's players, the owner, stadium, trophies, world rankings and much more.

Al Ahly SC profile summary

• Full name: Al Ahly Sporting Club
• Nickname(s): Nadi El Watanniyah (Club of Patriotism), El Shayateen El Homr (The Red Devils),
• Short name: ASC, AHL
• Founded: 24 April 1907; 114 years ago
• Ground: Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium
• Capacity: 30,000
• Chairman: Mahmoud El Khatib
• Manager: Pitso Mosimane
• League: Egyptian Premier League
• Net worth: Around $28 million
• Instagram: alahlyegypt (8.2 million followers as of February 2022)
• Twitter: @AlAhlyEnglish
• Facebook: @Officialahlysc

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Al Ahly SC players

Currently, Al Ahly SC players are 38 in number, with 18 of them also appearing on their respective national teams. Five of them are also foreigners. This is the whole squad:

Goalkeepers

• Mohamed El Shenawy
• Ali Lotfi
• Oufa Shobeir
• Mostafa Makhlouf
• Hamza Alaa

Defenders

• Badr Benoun
• Ayman Ashraf
• Mohamed Abdelmonem
• Rami Rabia
• Yasser Ibrahim
• Mahmoud Metwaly
• Mohamed El Maghraby
• Ali Maâloul
• Mahmoud Wahid
• Akram Tawfik
• Mohamed Hany
• Karim Fouad

Midfielders

• Aliou Dieng
• Hamdi Fathi
• Ahmed Kouka
• Amr El Solia
• Amar Hamdy
• Mohamed Mahmoud
• Mohamed Nosseir
• Afsha
• Ahmed Abdelkader
• Walid Soliman
• Saleh Nasr
• Mohamed Fakhri

Wingers

• Salah Mohsen
• Taher Mohamed
• Hussein El Shahat
• Luís Miquissone
• Ziad Tarek
• Percy Tau

Forwards

• Mohamed Sherif
• Hossam Hassan
• Ahmed Sayed Gharib

Al Ahly SC achievements

Al Ahly has 42 national league trophies, 37 for the national cup as well as 11 for the national super cup. The Red Devils have never been relegated to a lower division in the country's league.

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The club's international trophy haul is the second largest in world football, only behind Real Madrid. They include:

• 10 CAF Champions League record titles
• eight CAF Super Cups
• CAF Confederation Cup
• Record four African Cup Winners' Cups
• Afro-Asian Club Championship
• Arab Club Champions Cup
• Arab Cup Winners' Cup
• Record two Arab Super Cups
• Three bronze medals in the FIFA Club World Cup

With 23 continental titles, Al Ahly is the most decorated football club in the world, with 118 trophies. It was voted the African club of the 20th century by CAF. The club secured third place on the 2021/22 FIFA club world cup after losing to Palmeiras, who also lost to Chelsea on 12 February.

Al Ahly SC stadium

Al Salam Stadium, also known as Al Ahly WE Al Salam, is the current stadium for the club. It's a multi-use arena mainly used for association football games with an all-seated capacity of 30,000. The stadium was constructed in 2009 and hosted Group B of the FIFA U-20 World Cup as well as the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

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On 4 December 2019, Al Ahly revealed that they had possessed the arena from the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production for a period of 25 years with an option to return their modern proposed stadium is constructed. This resulted in the stadium's official name changing from Al Salam Stadium to Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium on 12 August 2020.

Al Ahly SC owner

The club was founded as a sports club for students to gather themselves for exercise and leisure. It was first headed by the time British advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Alfred Mitchell-Innes, in order to smoothen financial aid for the club.

This means that the club is owned by the government. It is currently led by Mahmoud El Khatib as the chairman. Pitso Mosimane has been Al Ahly SC's coach since 2020.

Al Ahly SC legends

According to Goal.com, some of the club's legends include:

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• Hossam Hassan
• Mohamed Aboutrika
• Wael Gomaa
• Essam El-Hadary
• Ahmed Hassan
• Mahmoud El Khatib
• Hany Ramzy
• Rifaat El-Fanagily
• Ibrahim Hassan
• Hany Moustafa

Al Ahly SC captain

Mohamed El Shenawy is the current team captain. The Egyptian, born on 22 December 1988, started his career as a youth player with the giants before leaving in 2009 to join Tala'ea El Gaish. He spent time on loan with Haras El Hodoud and later Petrojet in 2013. In July 2016, is when he returned to Al Ahly and then replaced Sherif Ekramy.

He has helped Al Ahly to win 3 consecutive Egyptian Premier League trophies in 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 as well as 2 consecutive CAF Champions League trophies in 2019–20 and 2020–21

Al Ahly SC FC history

The plan of starting Al Ahly in the first decade of the 20th century was proposed by Omar Lotfy while being the president of the High School Students Club, which was founded in 1905.

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Social media presence

The club is one with the highest number of fans in Africa. Al Ahly SC's Instagram account has over 8 million followers as of February 2022. They are also on Twitter and Facebook.

Al Ahly SC's net worth

Reliable sources reveal that Al Ahly SC is the wealthiest club as of 2022, with a total net worth of $28 million. They mostly get their income from endorsement deals, sponsorships, ticket sales and TV deals. They also earn a lot from winning cups and their top positions in the leagues.

Al Ahly SC world ranking

According to footballdatabase.com, the Egyptian giants are ranked number 31 worldwide and the best in Africa.

Al Ahly SC players' salary

The club is one with top earners in Africa. Do you know the highest paid players at Al Ahly SC? The Egyptian midfielder Hussein El Shahat and Badr Benoun of Morrocco earns the highest salary, both with $1 million annually.

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Al Ahly SC players are part of the few stars in African clubs to play in big tournaments prior to the club's dominance in Champion leagues. The giants were also positioned number three during the 2020 Club World Cup, behind Germany's Bayern Munich and Mexico's UANL, which had been halted to 2021 due to the COVID-129 pandemic. Their big rival in the Eqyptian league is Zamalek.

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