Ultras White Knights

Ultras White Knights
Abbreviation	UWK
Founded	17 March 2007 (18 years ago) (2007-03-17)
Type	Ultras group
Club	Zamalek
Location	[[]], Egypt
Arenas	Cairo International Stadium Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium
Stand	Sud
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Ultras White Knights often referred as UWK is an Egyptian Ultras group that supports Zamalek SC in every sport. It was founded on 17 March 2007. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Formation

UWK first appearance was in a CAF Champions League match between Zamalek and Al-Hilal on 17 March 2007, the stadium was full. It was formed to support the team even more by creating chants, banners, in short changing the atmosphere at the stadium and supporting the team until the 90 minutes end. The group's leader was Sayed Moshagheb, who is currently incarcerated based on political charges. ^[8]

References

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2. "الوايت نايتس تعلن عن عدد شهداء الزمالك الرسمي". akhbarak.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
3. Kirkpatrick, David D.; Thomas, Merna (8 February 2015). "Soccer Stadium Stampede Kills at Least 25 in Egypt". The New York Times.
4. "TRAGIC! 22 people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium". rediff.com. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
5. Karimi, Faith (9 February 2015). "Egypt soccer match goes ahead despite clashes that killed at least 19 fans". CNN. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
6. Mahmoud Mostafa (9 February 2015). "28 football fans killed in 'deliberate massacre': Ultras". Daily News Egypt.
7. "Blatter saddened by Egyptian tragedy". FIFA. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
8. "Egypt's ultras soccer fans". AP Photos. Retrieved 2023-03-18.