Ahmed Mostafa ( ar, أحمد مصطفى; 8 March 1940 – 17 February 2022) was an Egyptian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender and

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for

Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east an ...

, he also played for the Egypt national team.

International career

Mostafa represented Egypt (as

United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1971. It was initially a political union between Eg ...

) in the 1962 African Cup of Nations and the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

Personal life and death

Mostafa died on 17 February 2022, at the age of 81.Former Zamalek Star Ahmed Mostafa Passes Away Aged 82
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Honours

Zamalek *

Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after the addition of title sponsor WE, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the top level of th ...

: 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65 *

Egypt Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. List of finals The following table provides a summary of seasons: Notes: * The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...

: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62

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* 1940 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Cairo Egyptian footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Egypt international footballers Olympic footballers of Egypt 1962 African Cup of Nations players Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Egyptian Premier League players Zamalek SC players {{Egypt-footy-bio-stub