About Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub
Ahmed Hassan Mohamed Abdelmonem Mohamed Mahgoub (Arabic: أَحْمَد حَسَن مُحَمَّد عَبْد الْمُنْعِم مُحَمَّد مَحْجُوب; born 5 March 1993), known as Kouka or Koka, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Egypt national team. He began his career in his native Egypt in the youth academy at Al Ahly but joined Portuguese side Rio Ave in 2012 without appearing for the first team. He made his professional debut for Rio Ave in September 2012. In 2015, he joined rival Portuguese club Braga, helping the club win the Taça de Portugal during his first season at the club. He represented Egypt at under-20 and under-23 level before making his debut for the senior squad in August 2013, scoring in a victory over Uganda. He was part of the Egypt squad that reached the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. == Early life == Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub was born on 5 March 1993 in Cairo, Egypt. He was given the nickname Kouka (sometimes spelt Koka) because he liked the soft drink Coca-Cola as a child. == Club career == === Rio Ave === Kouka began his career as a youth player with Al Ahly. He trained regularly with the first team but struggled to break into the side as manager Manuel José de Jesus later commented that "the only reason he didn't play for us was that I had the best strikers in Egypt." His lack of playing time led Kouka to leave Egypt and rescind his contract with the club before, in December 2011, joining the youth academy at Portuguese side Rio Ave.
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