ZED Launches Fully Integrated Sports Club in New Cairo

Cutting-edge fully integrated sports complex established on 40 acres in New Cairo

ZED for Sports Investment has officially launched ZED Sports Club, its first cutting-edge fully integrated sports complex established on 40 acres in New Cairo; Seif Zaher has been appointed as the CEO of the club. The announcement came during a press conference held at ZED Park, Sheikh Zayed, in the presence of Eng. Naguib Sawiris; Onsi Sawiris, Chairman of ZED Club; Ahmed Diab, Chief Operating Officer of ZED for Sports Investment; Seif Zaher, ZED Sports Club CEO and several sports legends and public figures.

The recent announcement aligns with ZED Sports strategy to support Egypt’s Vision 2030 to help improve public lifestyle and support the various sports development programs. With the new launch of ZED Sports Club in New Cairo, ZED Sports takes another major step in its ambitious plan to revolutionize the sports scene in Egypt by offering the latest training programs, facilities, athletic fields and world-class trainers across various sports to breed a new generation of athletes.

ZED is set to start the construction of the ZED Sports Club in New Cairo on an area of 40 acres. The club will house several professional training fields for a number of sports including tennis, football, paddle, squash, American football, and women’s football.

For the first time in Egypt, the club will introduce a sports university that aims to educate and prepare the needed human resources and players for the sports industry in Egypt. The club will provide all necessary services including SPAs, gym halls, fitting rooms, equipment rooms, restaurants, in addition to a first aid room.

ZED Sports Club will feature a football complex that can welcome up to one thousand spectators, two training fields with legal specifications that accommodate 11 players on each team, and four 5-a-side football pitches.

In addition to the football pitches, ZED Sports Club secures a wide variety of offerings that include eight tennis courts, four paddleball courts, six squash courts with glass halls with a capacity of 500 spectators, gymnastics and martial arts hall, a swimming pool complex that includes an indoor swimming pool, an outdoor pool, a heated training pool, and another heated swimming pool for children, a heated Olympic swimming pool, a gym and a spa spanning 900 sqm. All the pitches are equipped with all services such as changing rooms, restaurants and coffee shops, and spectator seats.

“The launch of ZED Sports Club is part of our long-term strategy to invest in sports with the ultimate objective to create a full-fledged sports system with the highest standards across the different sports,” said Onsi Sawiris, Chairman of ZED Sports Club and Chairman of ZED for Sports Investments. “We aim to introduce new sports never seen before in Egypt. With the launch of the sports university, we aim to create a new generation of athletes who can compete on the local and international levels across many sports capitalizing on the vast pool of sports talents in Egypt and the immense investment opportunities in the field,” Onsi added.

Ahmed Diab, Chief Operating Officer of ZED for Sports Investment commented on the launch saying “building a new generation of athletes qualified to compete internationally and pursue their careers abroad is a top priority for us. At ZED Sports, we always team up with the best-in-class international academies in each sport to ensure the best quality and trainers. A solid example for this is our partnership with Borussia Dortmund to supervise ZED FC youth academy.”

From his side, Seif Zaher, CEO of ZED Sports Club commented on his appointment saying “I’m honored to be part of ZED Sports as we aspire to offer the opportunity for local talents across Egypt to enhance their skills and have access to world-class training systems. This would ultimately reflect on the overall development of the sports scene in Egypt and allow for more competition in regional and international tournaments.”

A number of young sports figures have been appointed to ZED technical board including Egypt’s squash sensation, Nour El Sherbiny who signed for ZED a couple of weeks ago.