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)

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]

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. Archived from the original on June 26, 2011. 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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