Al Ahly (basketball)
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This article is about the basketball club. For the football club and main article about Al Ahly, see Al Ahly SC. For the Libyan basketball team with the same name, see Al Ahly Benghazi (basketball).
Al Ahly is an Egyptian basketball club of Al Ahly SC, located in Cairo, Cairo Governorate,[1] that plays in the Egypt Basketball Super League. Currently, two of its athletes play for the Egypt men's national basketball team.[2] The team is a part of the multi-sports club of the same name.
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Al Ahly | |||
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2023–24 Al Ahly men's basketball season | |||
Nickname | Red Devils Reds Matadors | ||
Leagues | Egyptian Super League | ||
Founded | 1930; 94 years ago (1930) | ||
Arena | Al Ahly Sports Hall | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Location | Cairo, Egypt | ||
Main sponsor | Telecom Egypt | ||
CEO | Mohammed Morgan | ||
President | Mahmoud El Khatib | ||
General manager | Hosny Elgarhy | ||
Head coach | Augustí Julbe | ||
Team captain | Seif Samir | ||
Ownership | Al Ahly FC | ||
Championships | 7 Egyptian Super League 11 Egypt Cup 8 Egyptian Mortabat League 1 Basketball Africa League 1 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup 2 African Basketball Cup Winners' Cup 1 Arab Club Basketball Championship | ||
Website | Link | ||
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The club has won six Egyptian Super League titles and eleven Egyptian Cup titles. Internationally, Al Ahly has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2016, the BAL in 2023, and the Arabophone Championship in 2021.[citation needed]