Farewell to a legendary journey, Ahmed Fathy retires from football

Egyptian football star Ahmed Fathy announced his final retirement from football after the end of his contract with Pyramids Club, during his appearance on MBC Masr channel to analyze the Al-Ahly and Gor Mahia match , which was an unexpected surprise for his fans.

Ahmed Fathy's statements about his retirement In his TV statements, Ahmed Fathy said: "I have decided to retire from football after a long career in which I gave a lot to the Egyptian national team and the clubs I played for, whether inside or outside Egypt."

He added: "I thank God for what I have achieved in my sports career, and I have made the decision to retire after winning the Egypt Cup with Pyramids."

He continued: "I was confused after my contract with Pyramids ended, but I decided to retire in the end. I started my career with Ismaily and won the league, and I also achieved all possible championships with Al-Ahly."

Fathi pointed out that he spent 12 of the most beautiful years of his life at Al-Ahly, where he won all the championships, and considered his goal in the Egypt Cup final against Al-Masry as one of the goals he is most proud of, because it came after a long absence from winning this championship, and he expressed his thanks to Al-Ahly fans for their continuous support throughout his career.

Ahmed Fathy's football career Fathi started his football career in the youth sector of Banha Club, then moved to Ismaily Club in 2001, and continued with it until 2007, after which he joined Sheffield United Club in England, before returning to Egypt to start his career with Al-Ahly Club in early 2008.

Ahmed Fathy continued with Al-Ahly until 2020, during which he was loaned to Kazma SC in Kuwait and Hull City in England.

In addition to playing a season with Qatari club Umm Salal in 2014 before returning to Al-Ahly the following year.

In 2020 he joined Pyramids Club?

Titles achieved by Fathi during his career Fathi played 134 international matches with the Egyptian national team, where he won the African Cup of Nations three times in a row in 2006, 2008 and 2010, and also won the African Cup of Nations under 20 years in the 2003 edition, in addition to participating in the 2018 World Cup, the 2012 London Olympics and the 2009 Confederations Cup.

Ahmed Fathy has achieved 23 local and continental titles with clubs, including one Egyptian Premier League title, four African Champions League titles, two African Super Cup titles, three Egypt Cup titles, and three Egyptian Super Cup titles.

It is worth noting that all his titles came with Al-Ahly, except for one league title with Ismaily and one Egypt Cup title with Pyramids.