Taha Ismael

A former Egyptian football player for Al-Ahly Club, born on February 8, 1939 in Maadi. He played for Al-Ahly Club as a center forward in the 1960s, and he also played for the Egyptian national and military teams. He joined the ranks of Al-Ahly Club in 1951 at the age of twelve. He joined the first team at the end of the fifties and won many championships with the club. He retired from football after football activity stopped due to the setback of 1967. He was nicknamed in the 1960s (Sheikh Taha). He worked as a coach in several Gulf clubs, then coached the Jordanian, Saudi, and Egyptian national teams, in addition to the Al-Ahly club’s first team. He worked as a football expert in the Egyptian Football Association. He is currently analyzing football matches on satellite television.