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Hegazy Wins West Bromwich Player of Season


Thu 02 May 2019 | 06:11 PM
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Ahmed Hegazi, the heart of the West Bromwich defence, was crowned the club's Player of the year based on a poll by the club's fans. The English Premier League website said Hegazy had made a great season with the team and deserved to be named the best player of the season during a West Bromwich poll.

Bromwich is in fourth place in the Second pision of the premier league with 80 points, and the team is set to take the final qualifying round in an effort to qualify for the Premier League next season.

Ahmed Hegazi, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the Egypt national team.

Hegazi has represented the senior Egyptian national team since 2011, during this period his only absences from the squad have been due to injury. He has represented Egypt in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011 African Youth Championship, 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2018 World Cup .

In 2017, he was included in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations CAF Team of the tournament due to his impressive performances.Hegazi made his international debut with the senior Egyptian national team in an away game against Sierra Leone in 2011 when he was only 20 years and 7 months old.  Ever since he has been a regular in the national team and only missed games due to injury.

In December 2016 Hector Cuper, the Egypt national football team Coach, included him in the squad to compete in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was a regular in the back four playing without missing a single minute and displayed a solid performance as the Egyptians went all the way to the final. His performance earned him an inclusion in the Team of the Tournament XI.