Ashraf Qassem, the former star of Zamalek and the Egyptian national team, underwent surgery to change two joints in the knees, following the last period witnessed his suffering from several problems in the knee joint.
The surgery that Ashraf Qassem underwent in a hospital in the Fifth Settlement succeeded in changing the joints of the knees, and the star of the White Castle is still under observation in the hospital, provided that he undergoes a special rehabilitation program following checking on his health condition.
56-year-old Ashraf Qassem, born on July 25, 1966, was known as the “Prince of Egyptian Football” as one of the best defenders in the history of the White Castle. He joined the first team in the 1983-1984 season and continued until his retirement from the 1996-1997 season. Arsenal match June 28, 1984 as a substitute for Ismail Youssef, who is under eighteen years old.
Ashraf Kassem won with Zamalek 11 titles, including 4 league titles in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, the Egyptian Cup title in 1988, the African Champions League 4 times in 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, the African Super in 1997, and the Afro-Asian in 1989.
Ashraf Qassem scored 28 goals in the Zamalek shirt, as he was distinguished by his ability to shoot penalty kicks and head kicks, with 22 goals in the league competition, three goals in the Egypt Cup, and another in Africa.
Prince played Egyptian football in the ranks of Al Hilal Saudi Arabia in the 1993-1994 season and won the title of best defender in the tournament, and the second best player.
Ashraf Kassem participated internationally when he was under nineteen years old, as he participated for the first time once morest Côte d’Ivoire in a friendly on January 31, 1985.
He contributed to Egypt’s crowning the 1986 African Nations title in Cairo when he saved the decisive kick in the final once morest Cameroon, and its great goalkeeper Thomas Nkono, and the injury prevented him from participating in the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
He also participated with the national team in the Nations Cup in 3 other editions, in 1988 in Morocco, 1992 in Senegal, and finally in Tunisia in 1994.
He played 74 international matches, including 55 approved matches, during which he scored 3 goals, including one approved goal. His last international appearance was in the African Cup of Nations quarter-final once morest Mali 1994 in Tunisia.
Ashraf Kassem has trained many teams, including Olympic, Al-Shams, Tanta, Mansoura, Telephones Beni Suef, Ghazl El-Mahalla, and Al-Dakhiliya.
