Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
Association football club in Cairo, Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), known locally as El Mokawloon (The contractors), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City. The club was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent, regional construction company, the Arab Contractors, arguably the biggest one in the entire Middle East at that time. The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
Full name | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | ||
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Nickname(s) | Mountain Wolves (Ze'ab El-Gabal) | ||
Founded | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) | ||
Ground | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | ||
Capacity | 35,000 | ||
Owner | Arab Contractors | ||
Chairman | Mohsen Salah | ||
Manager | Shawky Gharib | ||
League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League, 7th of 18 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club over the years have produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny.