Their 2026 World Cup
Match by match
Emam Ashour played 5 matches for Egypt, starting every one. He scored 2 goals against Belgium and Australia. He was named player of the match once.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group G | vs Belgium 1-1 | Started, off on 71′ · 1 goal |
| Group G | vs New Zealand 3-1 | Started, off on 85′ |
| Group G | vs Iran 1-1 | Started, off on 46′ |
| Round of 32 | vs Australia 1-1 | Started, played the full match · 1 goal · ★ MVP |
| Round of 16 | vs Argentina 2-3 | Started, off on 46′ |
Biography
Emam Ashour Metwally Abdel Ghany (Arabic: إمام عاشور متولي عبد الغني; born 20 February 1998) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, winger or second striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team. He has occasionally been deployed as a right-back. Capable of contributing on both halves of the field, Ashour has been described as a "Swiss Army Knife", and "the Egyptian Figo". Despite his talent, Ashour has been criticised for his disciplinary issues and criminal incident in 2024, and has been labelled a "flawed genius". Ashour came up through El Mahalla, where he played until 2018. After a season-long loan to Haras El Hodoud, he transferred to Zamalek, where he won the Egyptian Premier League in 2020–21 and 2021–22, the Egypt Cup in 2018–19 and 2020–21, and the Egyptian Super Cup in 2018–19. Ashour briefly transferred to Danish side Midtjylland in the 2022–23 season, before moving to Al Ahly, where he immediately won the Egypt Cup.
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