Hany Abo Rida

Hany Hassan Abou Rida (Egyptian Arabic: هاني أبو ريدة‎) (born 14 August 1953) was the 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
Nationality	Egyptian
Occupation	Engineer
Years active	1979–present
Known for	Member of the FIFA Council
Height	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Title	Former 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.

Professional career

• Football player, Egyptian Football Association; Board member 1989-2019
• LOC Vice President – 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
• LOC President – 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• LOC President – CAN 2006
• CAF President – 2011 CAF U-23 Championship
• Fifa Council member - since May 2017[4]

See also

• FIFA Executive Committee
• Egyptian Football Association
• CAF

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 Hani Abo Rida elected to Fifa Council". BBC News. 8 May 2017.

External links

• Official Website in Arabic