Essam El-Hadary, the historical goalkeeper of the Egyptian national team, announced his final retirement from football, and his intention to go to the field of training.
Al-Hadari, the 47-year-old, issued a statement through his personal account on “Twitter” announcing his final retirement despite news of negotiations from clubs wanting to include him.
Al-Hadari said on Twitter: “Land with what God has ordained for you to be the richest of people .. Praise be to God. I did my message perfectly, and God bears witness that I have not spared any effort or sweat while I wear the shirt of my country’s national team, which I was honored with, and with my colleagues, achievements that will remain engraved with golden letters. Throughout history. “
He continued, “I have not and will never forget that one day the credit for my football career after our Lord Almighty is Al-Ahly Club of the Century and the greatest club in the universe and its great fans are the ones who made the name and stardom of Essam El-Hadary, and I owe it to it and to the Al-Ahly club, which I adore.”
Then he added, “It is impossible for the situation to persist, and if it lasted for someone else, many scattered words would not have reached you in the past few days about joining this club and that one, and with full respect for all clubs, I am honest with myself, especially in the moments when I made difficult decisions. I announce very clearly that I have decided Permanently retiring from football. “
He continued, “I will not join any club and there has been no misinformation. Rather, I am on the threshold of a new challenging experience, as I have taken training courses in Europe and spent periods of coexistence in international clubs. I am ready and thank God with your support to start my career in the world of training.”
He concluded, “All thanks to my fellow players whom I have witnessed over the generations … and also thanks to every coach I trained on by his hands, to the administrative and medical apparatus, to my sisters workers who helped me, and the biggest thanks to my beloved country, Egypt. I hope that the curtain falls today on my football career and I have not shortened the right of anyone.”
Thus, El-Hadary brought down the curtain on a wonderful journey with football that began in 1993 with Damietta and moved to Al-Ahly in 1996 to write a great history with the Red Castle.
He also played Al-Hadary for Zamalek, Ismaili, Al-Ittihad of Alexandria, Tigris Valley and Al-Nujoom in Egypt.
He also had professional experiences with Sion, the Swiss, the Sudanese Al-Merikh, and the Saudi cooperation.
With the Egyptian national team, El-Hadary won 4 African Nations Cups in 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010 and wrote the end of his international career by participating in the 2018 World Cup, becoming the oldest player to participate in the World Cup.
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