Hussein Hegazi ( ar, حسين حجازي, Ḥusayn Ḥijāziyy; 14 September 1889 – 8 October 1961) was an Egyptian international

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who became the first African player to play in England after playing with

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and Fulham in 1911. He made one Football League appearance for Fulham, scoring one goal. Hegazi also played for Sekka,

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and

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in Egypt, and participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics. There is a street named after him in Cairo.

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1889 births 1961 deaths Footballers from Cairo Egyptian footballers Egyptian expatriate footballers Egypt international footballers Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Egypt Expatriate footballers in England Fulham F.C. players Egyptian football managers Egypt national football team managers English Football League players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Association football forwards {{Egypt-footy-forward-stub Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in England