ON THIS DAY: First Egyptian abroad

The first Egyptian to play top-flight football in Europe...82 years ago!

كتب : Omar AbdelAziz

السبت، 14 سبتمبر 2013 - 20:35
On September 14 1935, Mohamed Latif became the first Egyptian to play in Europe after joining Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers for a short stint.

Having been one of the stars of the team that represented Egypt at the 1934 World Cup, Zamalek legend Latif earned a move to Scotland.

He was brought to Glasgow by then-Egypt coach James McRea, who was the man to guide the Pharaohs to their first-ever World Cup berth.

Latif, who was 26 when he made the move, only featured in a single game for Rangers; a 1-1 draw with Hibs.

Hussein Hegazi, who was an Ahli and Zamalek legend, repesented a second-division Fulham in 1911 but did not play top flight football.