Mostafa Kejo Explained

Mostafa Kejo
مصطفي كيجو
Height M:2.04
Position:Power forward
Birth Date:1994 10, df=y
Birth Place:Cairo, Egypt
League:Egyptian Basketball Super League
Basketball Africa League
Team:Al Ahly
Number:10
Nationality:Egyptian
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2023
Team1:Zamalek
Highlights:
Years2:2023-present
Team2:Al Ahly

Moustafa Kejo Elmekawi[1] (Arabic: مصطفى كيجو المكاوي; born 22 October 1994) is an Egyptian basketball player who plays for Al Ahly and the Egyptian national team. He plays as a power forward or center.

Professional career

Zamalek (2012-2023)

Since 2012, Kejo plays for Zamalek in the Egyptian Basketball Super League. In 2019, he won the Egyptian championship. Kejo was on the roster for the 2021 BAL season, where he started all games for Zamalek and eventually won the BAL championship. He contributed 6.5 points and 6 rebounds per game.[2]

Kejo went on to play eleven seasons with Zamalek, winning two Egyptian Premier Leagues in this tenure.

Al Ahly (2023-present)

In August 2023, Kejo signed a 4-year contract with Al Ahly.[3] Kejo made his debut for Al Ahly on 21 September, when his double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds gave him the Man of the Match in the club's win over the NBA G League Ignite in the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[4] The win was the first ever of an African club in the competition's history.

National team career

Kejo plays for the Egyptian national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup at age 19.[5] He also played at AfroBasket 2017 and the Afrobasket 2021.

BAL career statistics

|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|2021†|style="text-align:left;"|Zamalek| 6 || 6 || 16.2 || .405 || .000 || .409 || 6.0 || .8 || .5 || .03 || 6.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 6 || 6 || 16.2 || .405 || .000 || .409 || 6.0 || .8 || .5 || .03 || 6.5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mostafa Kejo Twitter Profile . Twitter . 12 June 2021 . en.
  2. News: Moustafa Kejoo Player Profile, Zamalek SC, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM . 12 June 2021 . basketball.realgm.com.
  3. News: 2023-08-14 . Al Ahly signs Moustafa Elmekawi . . 2023-09-21.
  4. Web site: 2023-09-21 . Day 1 recap: Al Ahly stun NBA G League Ignite; smooth sailing for Bonn . 2023-09-21 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  5. Web site: FIBA profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20190906020555/http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/player/Moustafa-Elmekawi. live. September 6, 2019. fiba.com. 30 August 2014.