Al Ahly Football Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي), commonly known as Al Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Women's Premier League, the highest tier in the Egyptian football league system. The club is has had success at both domestic and continental levels, regularly contending in CAF tournaments.
| Full name | Al Ahly Football Club | |||
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| Short name | ASC, AFC, AHL | |||
| Founded | 26 June 2023 | |||
| Ground | Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium | |||
| Chairman | Mahmoud El Khatib | |||
| Manager | Dimitri Lipoff | |||
| League | Egyptian Women's Premier League | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History
editOn 26 June 2023, Al Ahly Club's Board of Directors decided to establish a junior women's football team in the club as a beginning to prepare a basic team to participate in the tournaments organized by the Football Association for women's football.[1]
On 15 July 2024, Amir Tawfik, Acting CEO of Al-Ahly Football Company and Director of Contracts, announced the appointment of Frenchman Dimitri Lipoff as technical director of the women's football team for a period of three years.[2]
On 28 July 2024, Al Ahly signed the duo Nadine Ghazi and Omnia Samir to support the women's football team in the Premier League for the 2024–2025 season to become the first two players in the women first team.[3]
Players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "مصدر: الأهلي يستقر على إقامة فريق نسائي لكرة القدم". الوطن سبورت. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "ديميتري لوبوف مديرا فنيا للكرة النسائية في الأهلي". الشروق نيوز. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "الأهلي يتعاقد مع الثنائي نادين غازي وأمنية سمير لتدعيم فريق كرة القدم النسائية". اليوم السابع. Retrieved 28 July 2024.