"3 appearances according to some sources, as, unlike the Egyptian FA, does not recognise an appearance El Hadary made in a 1—0 friendly home win over in Aswan on 30 August 2014 | He won the four times, and was named the tournament's best goalkeeper on three occasions |
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Throughout this period, he continued to be acclaimed one of the best footballers ever to play for Egypt or anywhere in Africa; in 2013 he was included in 's "50 Greatest African Players of All Time" list, ranked number 6 | Belal Mostafa 25 June 2018 |
from the original on 27 August 2014 | Mohamed, Mahmoud 5 February 2012 |
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Glendenning, Barry 25 June 2018 | However, he left the club following their relegation at the end of the season |
He returned to the national team in a match against on 5 March 2014, winning 2—0.
11El Hadary with at the Personal information Full name Essam Kamal Tawfiq El Hadary Date of birth 1973-01-15 15 January 1973 age 48 Place of birth Kafr El Battikh, , Egypt Height 1 | On 7 August 2018, El Hadary announced his international retirement at the age of 45, having made 159 international appearances for Egypt |
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El Rasoul, Ahmed Abd 13 August 2016 | In June 2018, at the age of 45, he was named in Egypt's 23-man squad for the in Russia |
In January 2013, his agent tweeted that El Hadary had retired from international football after being benched for a run of games, being the 23rd most capped international player in history and also the player with most African Cup of Nations titles.