Al Ahly Women's Basketball (
Arabic
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: النادي الاهلي لكرة السلة للسيدات ) is a
basketball
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club located in
Cairo
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,
Egypt
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that currently plays in the Egyptian Basketball League Top Division. The club, nicknamed ''The Red Devils'', won the Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship in 1996. The club is also the 16-time winner of the Women's Egypt Basketball League and the 13-time winner of the Egypt Basketball Cup. The current club president is
Mahmoud El Khatib
Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib ( ar, محمود إبراهيم إبراهيم الخطيب; born 30 October 1954), popularly nicknamed Bibo ( ar, بيبو), is an Egyptian retired footballer and current President of Al Ahly. He is widely rega ...
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Honours
Domestic Leagues
*Women's Egypt Basketball League: 24 wins (Record)
*:Winners
:1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93 , 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-2020
*Egypt Basketball Cup: 15 wins
*:Winners
: 1982–83, 1985–86, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020/21
*Egypt Mortabat Basketball League: 9 wins
*:Winners
: 2013–14,
2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021–2022, 2022-2023
Arab Leagues
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: 1
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Champions : 1996
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Runners-up : 1999, 2002, 2018
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Third place : 1995, 2000
Sports Hall information
*Name: –
Al Ahly Sports Hall
Al Ahly Sports Hall ( ar, صالة النادي الاهلي بالجزيرة) is one of Al Ahly SC club's buildings, and a multi-purpose arena in Cairo, Egypt. It is used by the Al Ahly (basketball), Al Ahly (handball), and Al Ahly (volleybal ...
*City: –
Cairo
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*Capacity: – 2500
Current team roster
Transfers
:''Transfers for the 2018–19 season:''
;Joining
* Thoriya Mohamed from shooting club
;Leaving
* Sara Elmagraby ''(retire)''
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Technical and managerial staff
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Club Presidents
See also
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Al Ahly FC
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Al Ahly (volleyball)
Al Ahly Volleyball Club ( ar, النادي الاهلي للكرة الطائرة), also called "The Masters" ( ar, الماسترز) is one of Al Ahly SC club's sections that represent the club in Egypt and in international volleyball competiti ...
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Al Ahly Women's Volleyball
Al Ahly Women's Volleyball Club ( ar, النادي الاهلي للكرة الطائرة للسيدات) is a part of f Al Ahly SC Club, which represents the club in Egypt and in major international volleyball competitions. The club has been base ...
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Al Ahly (basketball)
Al Ahly is an Egyptian basketball club, located in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, that plays in the Egypt Basketball Super League.
Currently, two of its athletes play for the Egypt national basketball team. The team is part of the Al Ahly SC, multi- ...
* Al Ahly Women's Basketball
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Al Ahly (handball)
Al Ahly Handball Club ( ar, النادي الاهلي لكرة اليد) is one of Al Ahly SC, Al Ahly Sporting Club's sections that represent the club in Egypt as well as in international handball competitions. Al Ahly's Handball team was foun ...
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Al Ahly Women's Handball
Al-Ahly Women's Handball team was founded in the 1950s as one of the first Egyptian women's Handball disciplines. The Club plays on its official home ground arena, Al Ahly Sports Hall.
* Al-Ahly Women's Handball team holds many records national ...
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Al Ahly (table tennis)
Al Ahly Tennis Table Club ( ar, النادي الاهلي للتنس الطاولة, often referred to as) is one of Al Ahly SC club's sections that represent the club in Egypt and international Table tennis competitions, the club team section ba ...
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Al Ahly (water polo)
Al Ahly water polo team ( ar, فريق النادي الاهلي لكرة الماء , often referred to as Al Ahly Pool Club) is one of Al Ahly SC club's sections that represent the club in Egypt and international water polo competitions, the cl ...
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Port Said Stadium riot
On 1 February 2012, a massive riot occurred at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt, following an Egyptian Premier League football match between Masry and Ahly. Seventy-four people were killed and more than 500 were injured after thousands ...
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Al-Ahly TV
Al Ahly TV is an Egyptian-Arab channel that currently Broadcast the football team's friendly matches, youth team matches and other sports matches. The channel was established in 2008, in cooperation with Arab Radio and Television Network. The o ...
References
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External links
Eurobasket.comPresentation on AfricaBasket.comTwitter AccountFacebook AccountAl Ahly websiteFan websiteFan page
Basketball
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Basketball teams in Egypt
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