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It's so easy to make a name for yourself in football. Trézéguet knows that well. Because his youth coach reminded him of the style of a French World and European champion, he simply called Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan Trézéguet. After David Trézéguet, Juventus's top striker.
Mahmoud has just taken over the name since then. Also on his jersey stands Trezeguet. Not exactly the typical Egyptian name. But who chooses such a stage name, probably wants to attract attention.
Mohamed Salah, the living legend
Trezeguet finally managed to do that on the pitch. The 24-year-old scored one goal in the opening match of the African Cup, or rather, the goal. In the 1-0 (1-0) success of the host Egypt against Zimbabwe, it was the only one of the game.
It is not easy to make a name for yourself in the Egyptian team. Even though football is a team sport, Egypt seems to be a one-man show. Mohamed Salah (top left), the star of Liverpool FC, outshines them all. He is a legend in his native country during his lifetime.
But not the two-time top scorer of the Premier League scored the goal, no, it was Trezeguet, the professional of Kasimpasa Istanbul. And even though Salah managed to get into the penalty area on the right attacking position, it was Trezeguet who, with his good and wide runs, was the most obvious player on the pitch.
Otherwise plays in the Süper Lig: Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Trezeguet of Kasimpasa Istanbul.
Shivering to the end
Shortly before half-time Trezeguet, in which the VfB Stuttgart should have been interested once, crowned his good performance with a goal: On the left he left an opponent with a body bluff, moved into the penalty area and then with right. His ball landed half high in the long goal (41st minute).
It was a very important goal for the hosts, as they were playing the game throughout the match, but the lead simply did not succeed at first. Even after the break, Egypt dominated the game, but was too harmless in the penalty area and had to fear for the final whistle for the victory.
The pressure on the team that is record-breaking at the African Cup with seven titles is immense. Everyone in Egypt expects the hosts to win the title. Because they have Salah. And now also Trezeguet. But actually, he already knew it before: It's so easy to make a name for yourself in football.
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