Assem El Gazzar, Minister of Housing, Utilities, and New Urban Communities, spoke at Saturday’s historic event.

Al Ahly’s board of directors, headed by president Mahmoud El Khatib, laid the foundation stone of Al Ahly Stadium at the club’s premises in Sheikh Zayed City in the presence of some of the nation’s respectable figures.

In his speech, El Gazzar reflected on today’s event and how such a step is a step forward on various levels.

“I would like to congratulate Al Ahly’s board of directors and the club’s fans on laying the foundation stone of Al Ahly Stadium.”

“Moreover, I am a firm believer in the importance of sports in the community, as it serves the Egyptian youth.”

“Since president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi took charge in 2014, the Egyptian state exerted huge efforts in order to further increase Egypt’s urban communities. Laying the foundation stone of Al Ahly Stadium serves that vision.”

“Finally, I would like you all to observe the place now and look at it in the future when the stadium is fully constructed. The ministry exerts all its efforts in order to increase the urban communities in Egypt. I would like to see Al Ahly sharing the same vision with us. Lastly, I believe that such a stadium will positively impact Sheikh Zayed City.”