Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC

Club Overview

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 is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system. Over the years, El Mokawloon has produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny ¹.

Name, Nickname, Slogan & Home Ground

• Full Name: Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club
• Nickname: Mountain Wolves (Ze’ab El-Gabal)
• Home Ground: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium (Capacity: 35,000) ¹.

History

El Mokawloon Al Arab SC was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent construction company, the Arab Contractors. At that time, the Arab Contractors were arguably the biggest construction company in the entire Middle East. Notably, El Mokawloon’s 1983 championship-winning squad included international players such as Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon), Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana), and Ishmael Dyfan (Sierra Leone) ¹.

Achievements

El Mokawloon Al Arab SC has a respectable record in domestic competitions:

• Egyptian Premier League: 1983
• Egyptian Cup: 1990, 1995, 2004
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2004
• African Cup Winners’ Cup: 1982, 1983, 1996 (runner-up: 1991)
• CAF Super Cup runner-up: 1997 ¹

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