Nani is not the first. Egyptians have assumed the insignia of leadership in Europe

Egyptian international Mohamed El-Niny, a midfielder for Arsenal, took the captaincy of his team against Dundalk, which Al-Janners won (3-0) on Thursday night, in the second round of the League group stage. European.

Al-Nani participated in the full game, and took the captaincy from minute 74, after the departure of his colleague Granit Chaka, to commemorate an important memory for the Egyptians in European stadiums that began 28 years ago on Greek soil when Magdy Tolba immortalized them.

Nini moved to Arsenal in January 2016 from Basel, Switzerland, and the 28-year-old returned to the Gunners ranks at the start of the current 2020/2021 season after a one-season loan experience with Turkish Besiktas. .

Magdy Tolba, along with Ibrahim Hassan, is the first Egyptian player to participate in a European competition, after his appearance in the European Union Cup, “the current European League” with Pauk Thessaloniki, Greece, against Seville, Spain, on 19 September 1990.

Tolba was the first Egyptian to hold the captaincy of a team that competed in the “UEFA” championships, when he assumed the PAOK captaincy against Paris Saint-Germain, led by French striker George Weah, the best in Europe on September 16. 1992.

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Abdul Zahir Al-Sakka took over the captaincy with Turkish team Gençlerberligi in 2008, and was the team captain in the Turkish Cup final against Kayseri Sport, and would almost have had the cup had it not been for the defeat of his team on penalties (10-11).

Ahmed Al-Mohammadi, Aston Villa player, wore the captaincy with his current team in the Premier League competition, along with Hull City, knowing that the player spent more than 10 years on English soil.

In the Portuguese League, Ali Ghazal, former player of the Egyptian national team, was named captain of his former team, Nacional Madeira, during 2015.

Turkish club Qasim Pasha also awarded Egyptian international star Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, the current English winger of Aston Villa, the leadership badge at the end of the 2018/2019 season to honor him after allowing his departure from the team that shone with him remarkably. .