Al Ahly (roller hockey)

Al Ahly was a pioneer to introduce the Roller hockey into the Egyptian sports field.

Al Ahly role was found more effective while taking about it on a global scale for Egypt.

The national team travelled and participated in those activities on its members own money supported by Al Ahly, as the club used to carry out some sports and art activities and dedicate a margin of the financial revenue to support the participation of the national team in the roller hockey world cup.

Egypt joined the Global federation for Roller hockey in 1947 after strenuous efforts by Mohamed Taher Pasha, the head of the local roller hockey federation and the president of the Egyptian Olympic games committee at that time.

He was previous member of Al Ahly official board, and interim president at the beginning of the 1940s