The former president of Al-Shaab club and his player, Dr. Ghanem Al-Hajri, who is currently Secretary-General of the Equestrian Federation, revealed that the Sudanese football legend, the player of the Martian team, Kamal Abdel Wahab, nicknamed "Sudanese Football Doctor" who died last Tuesday was a player in the ranks of the former Al-Shaab team in the seventies the last century.
And the Sudanese football legend, the late Abdel Wahab, got an opportunity to professionalize in the ranks of the People's Team after his country decided to stop sports activity in April 1977, dissolving all clubs and making sports mass, after riots in the summit match between Crescent and Mars.
Al-Hajri told «Emirates Today»: “The late Kamal Abdel Wahab came to the Emirates and conducted a number of training classes with (commandos), and he traveled with him to the external preparatory camp, but after returning from the camp he decided to return to Sudan suddenly.”
Al-Hajri mentioned that the player Kamal Abdel Wahab was a player in the people’s team when he came to the Emirates, as he had overwhelming stardom and prestige in Sudan and the decision to return to his country was surprising for many, and he said: “He was a remarkable player, and he has great skill and in my estimation he deserved the title of Doctor of Ball Sudanese ».
The president of Al-Shaab club explained that the Sudanese players ’departure from their clubs for professionalism was very difficult due to the strength of the Sudanese league and the social standing of football players among the fans. He said:“ The clubs here contracted with them secretly so that they did not find competition from other Emirati clubs. ”
Dr. Ghanem Al-Hajri pointed out that Sharjah, Al-Nasr and Al-Shaab clubs were competing with each other to contract the Sudanese players, and that if one contracted with a Sudanese player from Al-Hilal, the other two clubs tend to contract with a player from Mars, and he said: “The secret was covering Registrations in the UAE, as deals are kept secret so that clubs do not compete ».
And the death was absent at noon last Tuesday, legend Kamal Abdel Wahab, at the age of 70.