Ekramy

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Ekramy
Personal information
Date of birth October 14, 1954 (1954-10-14) (age 53)
Place of birth    Suez, Egypt
Height 188 cm
Playing position Goalkeeper (Retired)
Youth clubs
1969-1971 El-Ahly
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1971-1987 El-Ahly 332 (0)   
National team
Egypt 50 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ekramy (Arabic: اكرامى) (born October 14, 1954) is an Egyptian footballer.He Played for Egyptian side Al-Ahly as well as Egypt in between 1971-1987 , he is one of the best African Goalkeepers at all .

Ekramy or "Africa Monster" Like fans preferred to say .. Born in the city of Suez in October 1954. He joined Ahly's youth in 1969, after less than two years has been promoted to the first team in 1971 and played the first friendly match either Suez in the Korean activity ceased due to the war and Al-Ahly Win 1-5.

The formal start of the "Africa Monster" was difficult after assuming the Ekramy guard Al-Ahly goalkeeper before the ittihad in the season 1972/1973 to deliver Al-Ahly defeat this season in the first court order to clean and everyone predicted early end to the upward guard, but Captain Abdu Saleh El-wahsh called and gave him the opportunity to remain in the game following the Ismaili won Al-Ahly win straight goal to start off Al-Ahly's goalkeeper inside the green rectangle.

Ekramy participated in more than 300 games with Al-Ahly , which was retained by the old Al-Ahly's guard Adel Hekal , which played 14 consecutive years and has become one of the most Ekramy guards goalkeeper involvement with the first team, momentarily caught up.

Ekramy decided to retire from the game in 1987, having spent with Egypt for more than 18 years helped him to win the Egyptian League 10 times and won Egyptian Soccer Cup five times and starring African Cup Winners' Cup three times and the CAF Champions League once.