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Egyptian Friendship Cup, is an Egyptian official football tournament. It was organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sport and the
Egyptian Football Association The Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football lea ...
. The tournament was held once in 1986. It was launched for
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for the Egyptian external debt minimization program. The final match took place in the
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Overview

The tournament was organized by the Egyptian higher Council for youth and sports (Ministry of Youth and Sport) in coordination with the
Egyptian Football Association The Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football lea ...
. It was held once in 1986. Zamalek won the Egyptian Friendship Cup after defeating Al Ahly by a score of 1–0, Zamalek's striker
Gamal Abdel-Hamid Gamal Abdel Hamid ( ar, جمال عبد الحميد; born 24 November 1957) is an Egyptian football coach and retired footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. Career Abdel Hamid played for the Egypt national football team at the 1990 FIF ...
scored the single winning goal in Ahmed Shobair's net in the 82nd minute. "The Black Deer", Ibrahim Youssef was the one who raised the cup as he was Zamalek's captain in 1986.


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See also

* Egypt Cup * Egyptian Super Cup *
Sultan Hussein Cup The Sultan Hussein Cup (1917–1938) was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egyptian Cup & the regional leagues (Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary & Canal). In 1916, the idea of establishing a football league in the Sultanate o ...
* Football in Egypt


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{{Football in Egypt Defunct football competitions in Egypt