Sherif Mohamed Abdel-Fadil ( ar, شريف محمد عبد الفضيل; born 2 July 1983) is an Egyptian

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Club career

Ismaily

Reports linked Abdel-Fadil with a move to

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following the 2007–08 season, but the move never materialized.

Al-Ahly

In Summer 2009,

and his rival

El Zamalek Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, and ...

began a war to sign

Ismaily Ismaily Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإسماعيلي الرياضي) is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club ( ar, جمعية نهضة الشباب المصري ) ( Egyptian pronunci ...

's defender. El Zamalek was too close to sign Abdel-Fadil, but the defender failed to agree personal terms of his contract with the Cairo club. Eventually, Al-Ahly have pulled a transfer surprise by snatching Ismaily's defender from under the noses of Zamalek. Abdel-Fadil penned a four-year contract with Al-Ahly on Friday 31 July. Al-Ahly agreed to pay EGP7.5 million in addition to the right-back,

Ahmad Sedik Ahmad Seddik Abdelhamid Mahdy ( ar, أحمد صديق عبد الحميد مهدي) (born August 16, 1983) is an Egyptian footballer. He is a very fast retired midfielder. He is a strong shooter. He is not a regular in Al Ahly, but he took his ad ...

, to complete the deal with Ismaily.Ahli snatch Abdul-Fadil
on www.filgoal.com

International career

Sherif was selected for the

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preliminary squad which will defend their title in

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, but did not make the final squad.

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* * 1983 births Living people Egyptian footballers Egypt international footballers Association football defenders Ismaily SC players Al Ahly SC players Egyptian Premier League players {{Egypt-footy-defender-stub