Ahmed Aboelela Moursi Khalaf (born 24 February 1999), commonly known as Bebo,
is an Egyptian
basketball
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player who plays for
Al Ittihad Alexandria
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club ( ar, نادي الإتحاد السكندري), simply known as Al Ittihad, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays i ...
of the
Egyptian Basketball Super League
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. He also plays for the
Egypt national basketball team
The Egyptian national basketball team is organized and run by the Egyptian Basketball Federation ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة السلة).
Winning the title of the EuroBasket 1949 is its most celebrated achievement. In addition i ...
, with whom he appeared at the
AfroBasket 2021
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tournament.
Early career
Khalaf played at the
Basketball Without Borders
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camp in 2016.
Professional career
After playing in the youth divisions of
Gezira, Khalaf was signed by Spanish top-flight club
Bàsquet Manresa
Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League. Their home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost ...
at age 16.
[ Manresa's sports manager Pere Romero had watched him play at the ]2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
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. On May 14, 2017, he made his professional debut in the Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
against in a loss against Tenerife
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, scoring 2 points in seven minutes.
The following 2017–18 season, Khalaf played on loan for Martorell
Martorell () is a municipality that forms part of the Baix Llobregat Comarques of Catalonia, comarca, in Catalonia, Spain, primarily known for its medieval Pont del Diable, Devil's bridge. It lies at the confluence of the Llobregat and Anoia Rive ...
in the third division LEB Plata
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.
In 2018, Khalaf returned to his native Egypt to play for Al Ittihad Alexandria
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club ( ar, نادي الإتحاد السكندري), simply known as Al Ittihad, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays i ...
.
National team career
Khalaf played for Egypt's under-16, under-17 and under-19 team and played in African Championship and World Championship in these age ranges.
He played with the senior team at the AfroBasket 2021
FIBA AfroBasket 2021 was the 30th edition of the FIBA AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. The tournament was hosted by Rwanda for the first time. It was originally scheduled to take place between 17 and 29 August 2 ...
with his country, appearing in two group phase games.
References
External links
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at Proballers
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1999 births
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club basketball players
Bàsquet Manresa players
Egyptian men's basketball players
Alexandria Sporting Club players
Centers (basketball)
Living people