Ismail Ahmad (basketball)
Egyptian-Lebanese basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut.
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Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim, nicknamed "The Egyptian Pharaoh" and also known as Somaa, is a professional basketball player holding both Egyptian and Lebanese nationality. Born on September 23, 1976, he currently plays for Al Riyadi Club Beirut in the Lebanese Basketball League. He was a key player for Egypt’s national team at the 2001 FIBA Africa Championship in Casablanca and the 2003 edition in Alexandria.
Career
Ahmad started playing professionally at 17 in 1993 with Al Ittihad Alexandria in the Egyptian Basketball Super League. Three years later, he went to Lebanon for the Arab Club Basketball Championship, where he guided his team to a win over Sagesse Beirut. In 1998, he was loaned from Wardia to play for Sagesse Beirut in the same Arab Club Championship. After a stint with the Rosary in 1999, he returned to Egypt to play for Ittihad, then went back to Lebanon through Champville in 2002.
He signed with Homenetmen on September 22, 2017, and after one season moved to Al Riyadi for two more. In January 2020, Ahmad rejoined Al Ittihad Alexandria after a 13-year absence. That season, he won the 2019–20 Egyptian Super League and was named MVP, also claiming Egyptian Cups in 2020 and 2021. When the season paused due to COVID-19, he accepted a 50% pay cut with Ittihad.
On May 17, 2022, he joined Al Riyadi Beirut for the Lebanese league's final stage. On January 28, 2024, his three-pointer sealed a 77–74 win over Strong Group Athletics in the Dubai International Championship final.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Bronze FIBA Africa Championship — 2001 Casablanca Team
- Bronze FIBA Africa Championship — 2003 Alexandria Team
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