Place of birth Port Said, Egypt Name Abdulrahman Fawzi Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Died August 31, 1986 1928–1934 Al-Masry | |
Date of birth (1909-08-11)August 11, 1909 Date of death October 16, 1988(1988-10-16) (aged 79) | ||
Abdulrahman Fawzi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن فوزي(alternatives: Abdel Rahman Fawzi or Abdelrahman Fawzi) (August 11, 1909 – October 16, 1988) was an Egyptian footballer who played at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He scored twice for Egypt in their 2–4 loss against Hungary, which was the first time (and the only time before 1970) that an African team had competed at the FIFA World Cup. He was thus the first African footballer to score at the World Cup. He would have been the first African to score a hat trick at the World Cup (a feat not yet achieved by an African footballer up to and including the 2014 World Cup) but his third goal was disallowed. The Egyptian goalkeeper that day, Mustafa Mansour, later said:
"When the game was 2–2, my colleague Fawzi took the ball from the centre and dribbled past all the Hungarian players to score a third goal. But the referee cancelled the goal as an offside!"
Abdulrahman Fawzi was born in Port Said, and played for both Al-Masry and Zamalek SC. He later became the first manager of the Saudi Arabia national football team.