Hany Abo Rida

Hany Hassan Abou Rida (Egyptian Arabic: هاني أبو ريدة‎) (born 14 August 1953) is the former president of Egyptian Football Association, a member of the FIFA Council (since 2009)[1] and a member of CAF Executive Committee,[2] until he was pressured by the public to resign from his presidential position, after Egypt’s AFCON 2019 loss against South Africa, which he did on July 6, 2019.[3]

Hany Abu Rida
Born (1953-08-14) 14 August 1953
Port Said, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationEngineer
Years active1979–present
Known forMember of the FIFA Council
TitleFormer President of the Egyptian Football Association (2016–2019)

Early life

Hany Abo Rida was born on 14 August 1953 in Port Said, Egypt. At a young age he began to play football with Elmasry Club, but he had a serious injury which led him to leave the football ground. He studied Engineering, and running own business since 1979. In 1991, he became a member of Egyptian Football Association Board. In 2004, he started his career in FIFA. He later became the president of Egyptian Football Association from 2016 to 2019.[4]

Professional career

See also

References
  1. "ABO Rida Hany - Egypt - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  2. "CAF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - CAF : Organisation - Executive committee". Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  3. "Egypt sack Javier Aguirre after defeat to South Africa in Africa Cup of Nations last 16". Sky Sports. 7 July 2019.
  4. "Egypt's Abo Rida ready to run for CAF presidency". African Football. 18 July 2020.
  5. "Egypt's Hani Abo Rida elected to Fifa Council". BBC News. 8 May 2017.


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