SME – Written by: Muhammad Al-Joker
Since my childhood, I have loved the Egyptian club Zamalek and have been closely linked to it since the days of the sweet football that distinguished Zamalek from others during the seventies during the days of the great stars Taha Basri, Ali Khalil, Hassan Shehata, Farouk Jaafar and other brilliant names in Egyptian and Arab football.
During the period that followed the setback in 1967, most of the stars migrated to play outside Egypt, especially in the sister State of Kuwait at the height of its periods and its media, cultural and literary glory. At their heads were the two great stars Taha Basri and Hassan Shehata, who played for Al-Arabi and Kazma clubs, and gained wide fame, especially Hassan Shehata, who presented The best period of his football career ever was with Kazma Club.
His fame and stardom spread and culminated in him winning the title of best player in Asia. He even represented the Kuwaiti military team in this period that preceded his return to Egypt after the glorious October War.
The news reached us from there with all ease and ease, and because of it, an overwhelming love affair with Zamalek and a great passion for its stars began, and here, due to the severity and excessive influence of many by Zamalek and its sweet ball, several local teams were formed that bore the name Zamalek, including Al-Wasl Club, which bears the current name after bearing the name Zamalek when it was founded. The club contracted with everyone related to Zamalek, such as coach Zaki Othman, player Mohamed Tawfiq, and others in the rest of the games, and even Dr. Hassan Saqr, who took over the sports file in his country, played with the handball team in Al Ain Club, and there are many Zamalek names that we have been associated with and will not forget!!
Zamalek Club remained close to the hearts of its fans and lovers in the Arab and Gulf region in particular until recent years, which witnessed a deterioration in all its conditions, especially administrative ones, due to personal disputes and conflicts over chairs and positions, and this has unfortunately become a feature of this ancient club in recent years.
Many feared the deteriorating conditions of the club, especially after the resignation of the club’s elected board of directors after the dismissal of its president, Mortada Mansour, by a judicial ruling, and the club’s return to the vicious circle of assigning its affairs and management to temporary committees, as has been the norm in recent years, which confirms the state of instability that prevails in the club these days, and this What prompted the honorable Mrs. Mervat Al-Sayed Ahmed to announce her candidacy for club management? Will she succeed in her goal and will she be the savior of Zamalek? This is what we will talk about tomorrow. And the God of the intent behind
