Hussein Hegazi

Hussein Hegazi (; 14 September 1889 – 8 October 1961) was an Egyptian international footballer. He is considered the father of Egyptian football. Hegazi played in England at the prime of his career. He spent most of his professional career in Zamalek, where he was a part of the team that won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, becoming the first Egyptian club in history to win a tournament.

He also played for the Egypt national football team in their first match in 1916. With the Egypt national football team, he was in the first team created to represent the country in 1916. He participated with Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Biography He became the first African player to play in England after playing with Dulwich Hamlet and Fulham in 1911. In his only Football League appearance for Fulham, he scored one goal. Hegazi also played for Sekka in the beginning of his career in Egypt.

With the Egypt national football team, he was in the first team created to represent the country in 1916. He participated with Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Hegazi called for the establishment of the Egyptian Football Association, and contributed to it. He was a member of the first board of directors of the Football Association under the chairmanship of Gaafar Wali Pasha. At that time, Hegazi was a player in the Egyptian national team, a captain of the national and Olympic teams, a coach in the technical staff, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association, and a member of the Technical Committee of the Egyptian Football Association.