How did the October victory become a landmark chapter in the history of Club Al-Ahly?

Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be upon us the anniversary of the victory of October 6, 1973, when the Egyptian armed forces succeeded in achieving new glory by crossing the Suez Canal, destroying the Bar Lev Line and destroying Zionist pride. much vaunted in the inability for Egyptian forces to cross the canal and return to the beloved Sinai.

Soft power, led by popular football clubs, played a major role in supporting the heroes of the Egyptian military during the glorious days of war.

“Al-Masry Al-Youm” highlights the most significant achievements of sports clubs through continuous reporting, and in the first episode we talk about the role of Club Al-Ahly.

The Al-Ahly club is the most important element of Egyptian sporting life throughout history, accompanied by the Zamalek club, and the Red Genie was an important station in the political and military struggle of the Egyptian people during the fateful situations since its creation in 1907.

Al-Ahly began his support for the army after the war of June 1967, when the club’s stadiums were transformed into military training centers with the organization of various donation campaigns and the provision of training courses. in nursing to help treat the wounded, which was mentioned by Mahmoud Al-Khatib, Chairman of the Board of Directors, during a celebration organized by the club to honor the heroes and symbols of victory on October 13, 2018.

Members of the Al-Ahly Club and its board of directors continued to provide support to the armed forces until the October War, in which nearly 8,000 Al-Ahly members donated blood to the first day the door was opened for donations to the injured.

Al-Ahly’s most prominent stars participating in the October War

A large number of stars of the Al-Ahly club took part in the Sixth of October War in 1973, led by Major General Ali Hefzy, the star of the Red Genie in the fifties of the last century.

Hefzy combined the athletic creativity of a distinguished striker with the military superiority that led him to lead the reconnaissance teams that operated behind enemy army lines deep in the Sinai.

Ali Hefzy has a gold record, having assumed a number of high-ranking tasks, foremost among them the presidency of the reconnaissance apparatus in the armed forces, the direction of the border guard forces, the administration of the military police and his work as Deputy Minister of Defense, in addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Football Association.

Al-Ahly and the October War

Mahmoud El-Gohary is the world’s most prominent coach in Egyptian football as he managed to lead the first team to reach the World Cup finals after an absence of decades.

Al-Jawhari was called the General because of his military education and work as an officer in the armed forces, he fought in the October War and held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Signal Corps.

Samir Zaher obtained a bachelor’s degree in military science and was called up after the 1967 war to participate in the October victory in the infantry forces.

Zaher preferred to retire from football immediately after the war, having spent 6 seasons with the Al-Ahly club, and continued his administrative presence in Egyptian football and led Gabalia during the golden period which saw the crowning of the triplets. successive Africans in addition to the Title in 1998 and historic participation in the Confederations World Cup in 2009.