Ahli to honor Abdul-Wahab in friendly

الثلاثاء، 05 سبتمبر 2006 - 23:17

كتب : وكالات

Ahli decided to stage a friendly game on September 12th to honor the name of Mohamed Abdul-Wahab who died during training, the club said Tuesday.

The game will be between a selection of Ahli and Zamalek players against another team representing the Egyptian League clubs, Ahli spokesman Moharam Al-Ragheb told FilGoal.com.

A number of Ahli's top officials including vice president Mahmoud Al-Khatib will be co-coordinating with Zamalek and other clubs willing to participate, he added.

According to Al-Ragheb, the game revenues are set to go to Abdul-Wahab's family.

The international defender collapsed last Thursday on the pitch and was rushed to hospital before being declared dead due to heart failure.

Egyptian national team players and coaching staff wore black armbands to show their loss of Abdul-Wahab during the 4-1 victory over Burundi in the African Cup qualification earlier this week.

Ahli board of directors decided also to pay Abdul-Wahab's family the fee of a three-year contract he was about to sign with the club, Al-Ragheb said.

No financial details were revealed.

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