Al-Ahly is close to retaining its title as champion in Egyptian Premier LeagueWhere it currently leads the standings with (75) points, thanks to the brilliance of many of its stars, led by the Palestinian striker Wissam Abu Ali.
The Red Giant He now needs only two wins from his five remaining matches in the local championship to guarantee reaching his forty-fourth title in the Egyptian Premier League, while Wissam Abu Ali is looking for the title of top scorer in the competition, which he currently tops with (15) goals.
The brilliance of Wissam Abu Ali opened the door for Al-Ahly to consider the idea of obtaining the services of two other Palestinian stars, Omar Faraj and Adi Al-Dabbagh, in an attempt to benefit from the law treating Palestinian players as local players in Egypt, similar to what happened with young striker.
But what about the Palestinian stars who previously played for Al-Ahly of Egypt? Website win win This report monitors 6 Al-Fedai players who had a previous experience with the Red Devils, according to the data previously mentioned by the Egyptian team on its official website.
Ramzi Saleh, the most prominent Palestinian, with Wissam Abu Ali
One of the most prominent Palestinian stars who played for Al-Ahly previously, he joined the Red Devils in 2008 to cover the departure of Essam El-Hadary, and spent two seasons there before leaving in 2010. He also played for other clubs such as Smouha, Misr El-Makkasa, Assiouty, and El-Masry El-Borsaidi, and had a professional experience with Al-Merreikh of Sudan, achieving major achievements including winning the Challenge Cup with the Palestinian national team, and the African Champions League title with Al-Ahly, to end his career with retirement in 2018.
Marwan Kanafani
Another Palestinian goalkeeper who played for Al-Ahly after joining them in 1961. He also achieved a great honor that no Palestinian professional had ever achieved before in the Red Castle, by wearing the captain’s armband in 1969, making history after becoming the first non-Egyptian player to wear the captain’s armband with Al-Ahly, achieving many accomplishments, most notably the league, the cup, and the Unity Cup between Egypt and Syria, before retiring from football and devoting himself to political life.
Mohammed Samara
Mohamed Samara joined the youth sector of Al-Ahly in the early 2000s, but he did not have the opportunity to play with the first team of the Red Devils, so he ended up moving between other clubs such as Al-Ittihad Alexandria, Al-Dakhiliya, Petrojet, Assiut Petroleum, Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab, and Ghazl El-Mahalla, then he left the Egyptian League for Palestine, where he played there with Al-Amary and Al-Bireh before retiring in 2017.
Imad Ayoub
Palestinian striker Emad Ayoub preceded his compatriot Wissam Abu Ali in playing with the youth team of Al-Ahly of Egypt. Many experts were expecting a bright future for this player with the Red Devils, but things did not go well and he did not get the chance to play with the first team there, before moving to several other clubs including Sekkat Hadid Sohag, Al-Qanah, Al-Gouna and Al-Sharqiya for Tobacco. He also played for Tersana as a teammate of the legend Mohamed Aboutrika, and there he had the honor of scoring three unforgettable goals against his former team, Al-Ahly.
Fouad Abu Ghaida
A versatile Palestinian defender, he used to play in the center back position with the ability to play as a right and left back. He joined the ranks of Al-Ahly of Egypt in the sixties, but he did not have many opportunities with the Red Devils, due to the suspension of football activity after the outbreak of the 1967 war, so he retired from football in Egypt, and the competent authorities announced his death in 2020 after contracting the Corona virus.
Mahmoud Al-Salmi
A talented midfielder, he joined Al-Ahly of Egypt in 2018, coming from Ittihad Shuja’iyya of Palestine, but he did not participate with the first team of the Red Devils during any official match. After only one year, he left Egypt for Al-Sadaka of Palestine, then began a new professional experience in Jordan with Shabab Al-Aqaba, but he returned in 2020 to his former team, Shuja’iyya, and from there to Ittihad Beit Hanoun.
