Ultras White Knights often referred as UWK is an Egyptian Ultras group that supports Zamalek SC in every sport. It was founded on 17 March 2007.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Ultras White Knights | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UWK |
| Founded | 17 March 2007 |
| Type | Ultras group |
| Club | Zamalek |
| Location | [[]], Egypt |
| Arenas | Cairo International Stadium Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium |
| Stand | Sud |
| Colours | |
Formation
editUWK first appearance was in a CAF Champions League match between Zamalek and Al-Hilal on 17 March 2007, the stadium was full. It was formed to support the team even more by creating chants, banners, in short changing the atmosphere at the stadium and supporting the team until the 90 minutes end. The group's leader was Sayed moshagheb, who is currently incarcerated based on political charges.[8]
References
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- ^ "الوايت نايتس تعلن عن عدد شهداء الزمالك الرسمي". akhbarak.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David D.; Thomas, Merna (8 February 2015). "Soccer Stadium Stampede Kills at Least 25 in Egypt". The New York Times.
- ^ "TRAGIC! 22 people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium". rediff.com. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Karimi, Faith (9 February 2015). "Egypt soccer match goes ahead despite clashes that killed at least 19 fans". CNN. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Mahmoud Mostafa (9 February 2015). "28 football fans killed in 'deliberate massacre': Ultras". Daily News Egypt.
- ^ "Blatter saddened by Egyptian tragedy". FIFA. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Egypt's ultras soccer fans". AP Photos. Retrieved 2023-03-18.