[2] In 2015, he joined Al Ittihad on a season long loan deal, along with teammate Ahmed Samir.
[3] During his loan spell with Al Ittihad, Obama missed the funeral of his mother in order to play for the club.
"[6] Obama attracted worldwide attention for his reaction to missing a penalty during an Egyptian Premier League match while on loan with Al Ittihad.
[11] On January 9, 2021, Obama scored his goal in the 17th minute in the match against Tala'ea El Gaish SC, which ended with Zamalek's 3–0 victory at Al-Jaish Stadium in Suez.
On January 28, 2021, Obama scored two goals, in Zamalek's victory over Misr Lel Makkasa SC, in the tenth round of the Egyptian League.