On this day, October 12, 1975, Mokhtar Mokhtar, former Al Ahly star, scored his first goal wearing the red jersey against Minya in the league championship. The match ended with a 6-0 victory for the Red Giant, with goals from Zizo (2), Taher El-Sheikh (2), Mokhtar Mokhtar, and Mahmoud El-Khatib, each scoring once.

Mokhtar Mokhtar is considered one of the legends of Al Ahly, having achieved great success as a player with the Red Giant after starting his football career at Ismaily Club before moving to Al Ahly.

Mokhtar began his career with Al Ahly in the 1975-1976 season and stayed with the club for nearly 8 seasons.

The former midfielder won the Egyptian league title 6 times and the Egypt Cup 3 times with Al Ahly.

He was also part of the historic Al Ahly generation that won the African Champions League in 1982 for the first time in the club’s history.

Internationally, Mokhtar Mokhtar played 42 matches for the Egyptian national team.

As a coach, Mokhtar worked with Al Ahly’s youth sector and later as assistant coach of the first team alongside Portuguese Manuel Jose.

He also coached several clubs, including Enppi, with whom he won the Egypt Cup in 2011 against Zamalek.

Mokhtar coached clubs such as Ghazl El Mahalla, Al Masry, and Petrojet, which performed strongly under his leadership from 2005 to 2010.

He also coached several Arab clubs like Al Wehda in Saudi Arabia, Dhofar, and Al-Oruba in the Omani league.

His last coaching experience was with El Entag El Harby in 2021.

In August 2024, Al Ahly announced the appointment of Mokhtar Mokhtar as head of the football planning committee, succeeding Mohsen Saleh.