Abdulrahman Fawzi

Football player

1909 – 1986

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Who was Abdulrahman Fawzi?

Abdulrahman Fawzi was an Egyptian footballer who played at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He scored twice for Egypt in their 2–4 loss against Hungary, which was the first time (and the only time before 1970) that an African team had competed at the FIFA World Cup. He was thus the first African footballer to score at the World Cup. He would have been the first African to score a hat trick at the World Cup (a feat not yet achieved by an African footballer up to and including the 2010 World Cup) but his third goal was disallowed. The Egyptian goalkeeper that day, Mustafa Mansour, later said:

"When the game was 2–2, my colleague Fawzi took the ball from the centre and dribbled past all the Hungarian players to score a third goal. But the referee cancelled the goal as an offside!"

Abdulrahman Fawzi was born in Port Said, and played for both Al-Masry and Zamalek SC. He later became the first manager of the Saudi Arabia national football team.

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Born
Aug 11, 1909
Died
Aug 31, 1986

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on July 23, 2013

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