Hany Abu Rida | |
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هاني أبو ريدة | |
| President of the Egyptian Football Association | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| President of the Egyptian Football Association | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1953 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Member of the FIFA Council |
Hany Hassan Abou Rida (Egyptian Arabic :هانيأبوريدة;born 14 August 1953) is the president of Egyptian Football Association since 2024,marking his second term after previously holding the position from 2016 to 2019. He is also a member of the FIFA Council (since 2009), [1] and a member of CAF Executive Committee. [2]
Hany Abo Rida was born on 14 August 1953 in Port Said,Egypt. At a young age he began to play football with Elmasry Club,but he had a serious injury which led him to leave the football ground. He studied Engineering,and has been running his own business since 1979. In 1991,he became a member of Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Board. In 2004,he started his career in FIFA. He later became the president of Egyptian Football Association in 2016. [3] He was pressured by the public to resign from his presidential position at the EFA,after Egypt’s AFCON 2019 loss against South Africa,which he did on July 6,2019. [4] In late 2024,he was re-elected for a second four-year term as president of the Egyptian Football Association. [5]