Ali Kaf

Ali El-Kaf made his debut in the Al-Ahly club, before joining Al-Sekka Al-Hadid, another Cairo based club, in 1923. Until 1929 he played as right back for the Arsenal Sporting Club Cairo, at which point he was asked to join El-Mokhtalat SC (since 1952 Al-Zamalek SC). His first game was against his old team from Al-Ahly, which he lost 2-1. He became one of the best known defenders in Egypt and played for the national squad in their only game during the 1934 World Cup in Italy, when they lost 4-2 to Hungary, as well as their two qualifiers against Palestine. He was active with the club until 1942 and later took up coaching.