When
Zamalek Sporting Club began to create the teams of
handball,
basketball, and
volleyball, they saw the importance to build an arena to host the home matches of these teams. They first began to make the designs in the 1970s, later they began working to build the covered hall, which was established in 1986, which they later named
Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, in honor of one of the legends of
Zamalek SC, he was the first-ever Arab and African
footballer to score at the
FIFA World Cup, when he scored twice for Egypt in their 4–2 loss against Hungary in
1934, he is also Egypt's top goalscorer at the
FIFA World Cup.
Opening The opening ceremony of Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall was held with the opening ceremony of the 5th
Arab Volleyball Clubs Championship in 1986, which was won by
Zamalek volleyball team for the first time in the club's history, defeating
MC Alger in the final which was held in Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall.
Renovation The hall was renovated in 2020. ==See also==