Riadh Shawki

Riadh Shawki joined the Al-Ahly football squad in 1911, just a few years after it was founded, and remained with that team through his 1929 retirement. During that time, he won the Cairo League four times (1925 and 1927-1929), the Egypt Cup four times (1924-1925 and 1927-1928), and the Sultan Hussein Cup five times (1923, 1925-1927, and 1929), as well as numerous precursor championship events. He also earned international caps for Egypt, most notably at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics, where his country was eliminated in round one and the quarter-finals respectively.

Shawki had served on the Executive Committee of Al-Ahly during his playing career, as early as 1921, and continued in his administrative roles after his retirement from active competition. Most notably, he served as club treasurer 17 times between 1922 and 1943 and also helped build other sports within the club, such as boxing and basketball. He also was a founder of the first Egyptian-run Egyptian Football Association and was a member of its board of directors from its inauguration in 1921 through 1925. Additionally, he served as a member of the Egyptian Olympic Committee from 1934 through 1938.