Sami El-Sheshini ( ar, سامي الشيشيني; born 23 January 1972) is an Egyptian former professional

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who played as a defender. El-Sheshini spent most of his career playing for Egyptian Premier League side

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. He played for the Zamalek side that won the 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup. El-Sheshini made several appearances for the Egypt national football team, including three appearances at the

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finals. He also played for Egypt at the

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and the

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* 1972 births Living people Men's association football defenders Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Egypt Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1998 African Cup of Nations players Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Kuwait SC players Egyptian Premier League players Pyramids FC managers Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Kuwait Premier League players Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Egyptian Premier League managers {{Egypt-footy-defender-stub