The Confederation of African Football (CAF) (in French Confédération Africaine de Football) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan by the national football associations of: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa. following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.
Hossam Hassan Hussein is an Egyptian former professional football player who played as a striker, and current coach of the Egyptian national team. A prolific goal scorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 83 goals in 176 appearances. His twin brother Ibrahim also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.
Emad Mohamed Abdelnaby Ibrahim Moteab is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Flávio da Silva Amado, better known as Flávio, is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as striker. He is the assistant of Angolan side Petro Atlético.
Mohamed Barakat Ahmed Bastamy is an Egyptian former footballer. A right-footed playmaker, Barakat usually played as an offensive right winger or attacking midfielder for Egyptian club Al Ahly and the Egyptian National Team. He was considered by many as one of the most talented players in Africa. Barakat's hallmarks are surging runs from midfield which often disrupt opposing defences, as well as his box-to-box work ethic, which makes him an important figure both in defence and attack. Thanks to his noticeable achievements and talent, his fans gave him the nickname The Mercurial, He reached his peak in 2005 and 2006, helping his club Al Ahly to win the CAF Champions League 2005 and CAF Champions League 2006 and Egypt win their fifth African Cup of Nations Egypt 2006. However, in 2006 his career was marred by a long spell of injuries.
Essam Kamal Tawfiq El Hadary is an Egyptian goalkeeping coach and former professional footballer.
Wael Kamel Gomaa El Hawty is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best African defenders of all time.
Hassan Mostafa Hassan Abdel Rahman is an Egyptian former footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder for El Dakhleya and Egyptian national team. He is currently the assistant manager of Smouha SC.
Osama Hosny Lotfy Abdel Sattar is a retired Egyptian footballer. He played the forward position for Egypt's African Super Cup Championship club Al Ahly. An Egyptian international but missed out on the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt through injury.
Nader El Sayed is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Abdel Halim Ali Abdel Halim is an Egyptian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Gamal Abdel-Hamid is an Egyptian football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Zamalek and the Egypt national football team. He is one of the all-time top scorers of the Egyptian Premier League. Abdel-Hamid is regarded as one of the best forwards in the history of African football.
Mohamed Abdel Monsef is an Egyptian professional footballer. Who is retired and last played for Ittihad Alexandria SC.
Mohamed Abdel Wahed is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a defender. He was a member of Egypt's U-21 national team, which got the bronze medal in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Argentina.
Tarek El Sayed is a retired Egyptian football player who played for El Zamalek for most of his football career. He also played for Itesalat, and he played for Tersana in the Egyptian Second Division and retired after one season.
Medhat Abdelhady is an Egyptian football manager and a retired footballer. He last played as a defender, and spent most of his career playing for Egyptian side Zamalek. As an international player, he was among the Egypt national football team members that participated in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and won the 1998 African Cup of Nations.
Ismail Youssef Awadallah Mohamed is a former Egyptian football player. He is currently the assistant manager of the Egyptian Premier League team; Zamalek. Ismail is the youngest brother of two football players; El Sayed and Ibrahim.
Tarek Yehia is an Egyptian former football player and Zamalek former international left winger. He worked as caretaker at Zamalek for many terms.
Ismaily Sporting Club is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club, based in Ismaïlia, Egypt. The club is best known for its football team. Also it's considered as an Egyptian National Club, where they helped the famous local tour of duty play for the benefit of the homeland against the occupying armies. The club's nickname The Brazilians, is a reference to their uniforms, which echo those of the Brazil national team, and similar style of play.
