Gezira Sporting Club

The Gezira Sporting Club (Arabic: نادى الجزيرة الرياضى, transliteration:nādī al-ǧazyrah al-reyādī) is the largest multi-sport facility in Egypt.

[citation needed] Membership was restricted to applicants elected by the committee, on the recommendation of two members, although British army officers were automatically enrolled.

[citation needed] In 1906, the club members asked the Egyptian government for ownership, but their request was refused.

[citation needed] During Anwar Al Sadat's presidency, a new elevated highway (the 6th October Bridge) was built over the remaining nine-hole golf course and six-furlong racecourse causing the size of the club to further erode.

[citation needed] Since 1907, Gezira Sporting Club has been the official home of Egypt's lawn tennis with open tournaments and championships regularly held on its clay courts.