Congratulations to Adam El-Abd

[Aristotle]

This from @MohSeif:

@MohSeif: FT: #Egypt 2-1 #Cameroon ~ Two goals from Elmo and Abu Treika in a VERY POOR friendly. FA needs sorting out. Only positive is Adam El Abd.

 

[Mackenzie]

I think, as one of his parents (father?) is Egyptian, he's fluent in Arabic.

You'd have thought so, but apparently not.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

I'm sure the comentator just called him el-habd

That would be Warren Aspinall then....

 

[Silent Bob]

I think, as one of his parents (father?) is Egyptian, he's fluent in Arabic.

He doesn't speak it, he's said that in the interviews about his call up.
Management team are yanks though, and do team talks through a translator. Though I would think many of the players speak at least some English anyway.

 

[skipper734]

Brighton and Hove Albion | News | Latest News | Latest News | El-Abd Aiming for Egypt Debut on Sunday

Having a crash course, can't speak a word, but can Walk like....................

 

[Working class pride]

Poyet saw that he was never a central midfielder but had more skill than the average English centre back. Well done Adam and well done Poyet

 

[Brightonfan1983]

I think I got the news mixed up - I heard al-Megrahi was dead and my first thought was Adam and a team-mate had gone for the same ball and the other guy had (naturally) come out worse.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

This thread is worthless without....

Etc

 

[Barrel of Fun]

There was a wonderful thread by Kaney (or one of his unsernames, I think), questioning how El-Abd had eeked out a professional career in football.

Well, he is finally playing amateur football again.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Egypt beat Cameroon in a friendly game in Sudan - National Teams - Sports - Ahram Online


Didn't impress?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Egypt 2-1 Cameroon Highlights 20/5/2012

Video.

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Doesn't show anything but first goal! Sorry.

 

[seagullsdaz]

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Video of Adam El-Abd's Egypt debut

 

[itszamora]

He doesn't speak it, he's said that in the interviews about his call up.
Management team are yanks though, and do team talks through a translator. Though I would think many of the players speak at least some English anyway.

Ah, fair enough, thanks. As the original poster says, then, makes his apparently very good performance even more impressive.

 

[Stat Brother]

Ah, fair enough, thanks. As the original poster says, then, makes his apparently very good performance even more impressive.

I don't think El Abd's performance on any pitch, over the last 3 years, needs an interpretor.

 

[Easy 10]

Well done AE-A!

Only negative is that we finally have an African player to lose during the African Nations!

Good point.

A problem only excaberrated even further once Drogba signs as well.

 

[Jim D]

Well done AE-A!

Only negative is that we finally have an African player to lose during the African Nations!

How often do these happen? We only had one earlier this year so do we have another 4 years to wait?

 

[Springal]

How often do these happen? We only had one earlier this year so do we have another 4 years to wait?

South Africa 19 January – 10 February 2013

 

[Stat Brother]

Good point.

A problem only excaberrated even further once Drogba signs as well.

Where did you get that from, top scoopage Easy?

 

[Common as Mook]

I'm fairly sure one o fthe more controversial posters in here wished that he'd crawl under a rock and die at one stage. Then again, that same poster thought Poyet would get us relegated out of league 1

 

[Easy 10]

Where did you get that from, top scoopage Easy?

Common knowledge I thought SB.

His exploits in the European Cup Final won't be enough to earn him a new deal there, so he's Amex bound. We've known for some time.