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Abai flattered to be alongside Abou-Trika.


CAIRO: Ahly new player Vincent Abai expressed his delight to play alongside Mohamed Abou-Trika, as he admitted that competition will be tough for a place in the Red Devils' roster.

The 21-year-old Nigerian recently signed a contract with the Egyptian champions, following a successful trial last week.

Abai, who played for Enugu Rangers Rangers International football club of Enugu popularly called Enugu Rangers is one of the only Nigerian division one football teams that has never been relegated. They are based in Enugu and play their home games at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu  and FC Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (burkē`nə fä`sō), republic (2005 est. pop. 13,925,000), 105,869 sq mi (274,200 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Mali in the west and north, on Niger in the northeast, on Benin in the southeast, and on Togo, Ghana, and ), is overjoyed o·ver·joy  
tr.v. o·ver·joyed, o·ver·joy·ing, o·ver·joys
To fill with joy; delight.



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 to join the Ahly players led by Abou-Trika.

"Ahly are one of the biggest clubs in Africa, if not the biggest," the promising striker said in an interview with Modern Sport TV.

"I really like Abou-Trika, I could hardly believe it when I saw him beside me in training.

"He wished me good luck with Ahly when I first met him. Abou-Trika and Gilberto are my closest friends right now."

Abai conceded that carving out carving out Managed care adjective Referring to the practice of allowing healthy persons in small employer groups to buy lower cost health insurance policies, while workers who are sicker must buy more expensive high-risk pool coverage  a place in Manuel Jose's starting eleven will not be easy, amid the presence of several strikers at the Portuguese's disposal.

"It will be difficult for a player like me to become a regular with Ahly, competition will be tough and I will need time to adapt," he said.

Ahly already have Ahmed Hassan Farag Ahmed Hassan Farag (Arabic: احمد حسن فرج), (born on 9 June 1982) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays for Ghazl El-Mehalla as well as Egypt. , Osama Hosni, Ahmed Belal and Hani Al-Egeizi all struggling for a regular spot alongside first-choice striker Flavio Amado.

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Date:Mar 24, 2009
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