Ultras White Knights Explained
Ultras White Knights07 often referred as UWK07 is an Egyptian Ultras group that supports Zamalek SC in every sport. It was founded on 17 March 2007.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Formation
UWK first appearance was in a CAF Champions League match between Zamalek and Al-Hilal on 17 March 2007, the stadium was full. It was formed to support the team even more by creating chants, banners, in short changing the atmosphere at the stadium and supporting the team until the 90 minutes end. The group's leader was Sayed moshagheb, who is currently incarcerated based on political charges.[8]
Notes and References
- https://www.sasapost.com/ultras/ في 10 أسئلة.. كل ما تريد معرفته عن الألتراس
- News: الوايت نايتس تعلن عن عدد شهداء الزمالك الرسمي . 5 July 2015. akhbarak.net. ar.
- News: Kirkpatrick. David D.. Thomas. Merna. Soccer Stadium Stampede Kills at Least 25 in Egypt. The New York Times. 8 February 2015.
- Web site: TRAGIC! 22 people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium. 9 February 2015. rediff.com. 9 February 2015.
- Web site: Karimi . Faith . Egypt soccer match goes ahead despite clashes that killed at least 19 fans . CNN . 9 February 2015 . 7 March 2015.
- Web site: 28 football fans killed in ‘deliberate massacre’: Ultras . Daily News Egypt . Mahmoud Mostafa . 9 February 2015.
- Web site: Blatter saddened by Egyptian tragedy . https://web.archive.org/web/20150209180647/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/president/news/newsid=2522354/ . dead . February 9, 2015 . FIFA . 9 February 2015 . 7 March 2015.
- Web site: Egypt's ultras soccer fans . 2023-03-18 . AP Photos . en-US.