Adel Hekal | |
Fullname: | Mohamed Ahmed Adel Hekal |
Birth Date: | 23 March 1934 |
Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
Death Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1950–1969 |
Clubs1: | Al-Ahly |
Nationalyears1: | 1956–1962 |
Nationalteam1: | Egypt |
Mohamed Ahmed Adel Hekal (ar|محمد أحمد عادل هيكل; 23 March 1934 – 22 September 2018) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Al-Ahly. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and was part of the team that won the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations, and represented his country in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
He appeared as a guest of honor at the movie A Rumor of Love (Eshaet Hob ar|إشاعة حب) in 1959 as himself, he also appeared at the movie Schoolgirl Diary (Mozakarat Telmeza ar|مذكرات تلميذة) in 1962, and Talk of the City (Hadeth Al-Madina ar|حديث المدينة) in 1964.[2]