Thabet al-Batal is one of Egypt's famous goal keepers. He was born on September 16, 1963 and played for Al Hawamdia club until he was discovered by Abdu Al Bakal, the famous talent-spotter. He joined Ahly team in the 1972/1973 season beginning his career in the friendly match between Ahly and Ittihad when he prevented a score from a penalty kick ensuring a 1/0 win for Ahly.
Thabet El Batal helped Ahly win the league championship several times and after 17 whole seasons, he retired in the match between Ahly and Aswan in 1991.
Thabet al-Batal has a long record with the Egyptian National Team. He joined the squad in 1974 and in 14 years he secured a lot of wins. The most prominent was that of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1987. He also played with National in the Olympics.
After retiring as goal-keeper, al-Batal coached Al-Ahly and succeeded in securing 5 successive league championship wins, 1 Egypt Cup championship win, 2 Arab Cup Winner Cup championship wins and 2 Super Cup championship wins.
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