Al Ahly Sports Hall

Al Ahly Sports Arena

Full name	Al Ahly Sports Arena
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Owner	Al Ahly
Operator	Al Ahly
Capacity	2,500
Field size	4000 M
Surface	taraflex
Construction
Built	1991
Opened	Feb, 1944
Construction cost	13 Million EGP
Project manager	Hesham Saeed Sayed ElKomy
Main contractors	El-Mokawloon El-Arab
Tenants
Al Ahly SC (Main Hall)

Al Ahly Sports Hall out overview

Al Ahly Sports Hall(Arabic: صالة النادي الاهلي بالجزيرة‎‎, often referred to as ) is one of Al Ahly SC club's Buildings, and known as a multi-purpose Arena in Cairo, Egypt. It is currently used (Handball, Basketball and Volleyball) games, and it's the home of these sports.

History

• When Al Ahly start to Create the teams of Handball, Basketball and Volleyball, so they saw it's important to build an arena to host the home matches of these teams,^[1]
• The first time they start to make the designs and searching for funds was 1978, and because of some funding problems the project postponed later

• In February 4, 1994 Al Ahly opened his sports hall officially in time of Al Ahly Chairman Saleh Selim

Opening Ceremony

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Al Ahly Sports Hall opening ceremony

After many year of waiting Al Ahly finally achieved his dream and built his sports hall arena, * in February 4, 1994 Al Ahly officially opened his hall in big opening ceremony

• The ceremony start with a words from Al Ahly chairman at that time Saleh Selim and declared that the name of the hall would be "Prince Abdalla El Faisl Hall" due to his great efforts and helping that he produced for Al Ahly, and that was in attendance of his son Mohammed El faisl and he received a Commemorative medal
• The first game held on Al Ahly sports Hall was basketball friendly game between al Ahly and Ithhadd alex, after that they played a Futsal match between Al Ahly old players against El Esmailly old players, and Mohmoud El Khatib and aly abu greisha participate at that match

Al Ahly Main Hall

Al Ahly Sports Main Hall

Music Concert at Al Ahly main Hall

• Al Ahly Main hall is supplied with 2.500 Chair and taraflex ground
• The Main hall is using for all home matches for Handball, Basketball, and Volleyball and also for home matches for females teams and youth, junior teams
• it also used for some music concerts and entertainment events and many other purposes^[3]
• The hall comes with changing room and special room for massage^[4]

Changing Room at Al Ahly main Hall

Massage room at Al Ahly Sports Main Hall

Al Ahly Sub-Hall

Al ahly Sub Hall

This sub hall is used for warming up and trainings of sports team and also hosts some of games matches when the main hall is busy with other games held at the same time

International sports events

The arena has hosted the following international sports events:

• IHF Super Globe 2007
• African Clubs Championship 2004, 2009, 2011
• FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Winners 1998

See also

• Al Ahly SC
• Al Ahly (volleyball)
• Al Ahly (basketball)
• Al Ahly (handball)
• Al Ahly (table tennis)
• Al-Ahly TV
• Port Said Stadium riot

References

1. history of al ahly hall
2. Screenshot from AlAhram newspaper at February 4, 1994
3. Al Ahly concerts music
4. Video of Ahly Hall from inside

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(2) Screenshot from AlAhram newspaper at February 4, 1994
(3) Video over viewing the hall from inside
(4) music at al ahly hall

Coordinates: 30°02′43″N 31°13′24″E / 30.04528°N 31.22333°E