Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy

Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy
Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy
Born	December 25, 1952 (age 73); Egypt
Other names	Zizo
Occupation(s)	Football director, manager, former player
Years active	1969–present
Known for	Egyptian football forward and manager

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 1 December 2025

Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (Arabic: عبد العزيز عبد الشافي), widely recognized as Zizo, is an Egyptian football director and manager, born on December 25, 1952. He is a former forward and coach.

Club career

At the age of 15, Zizo entered the youth ranks of Al Ahly and made his senior team debut by 17. Throughout ten years, he netted over 100 goals for Al Ahly across various levels. Considered among Egypt’s finest football talents, his playing days were cut short at 27 due to a severe injury.

International career

During the 1970s, Zizo was a pivotal figure for Egypt, notably contributing two goals in the final against Iraq to secure the Palestine Cup of Nations in 1972. Making his debut at 17, one of the youngest ever for Egypt, he scored in his first match versus East Germany in 1969.

Egypt

Following his retirement in 1982, Zizo assumed the role of football director at Al Ahly, guiding them to win the CAF Champions League that same year. In the early 1990s, he served as assistant coach for Egypt’s national team, helping clinch the 1992 Arab Nations Cup held in Syria. He also took charge of Egypt’s Olympic squad in 1999.

Zizo’s managerial tenure includes leading several Egyptian clubs such as Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary, Al-Masry, Baladeyet Al-Mahalla, Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab, and Asmant Suez. Notably, he steered Baladeyet Al-Mahalla to their inaugural Egyptian Cup final appearance in 2002.

He acted as interim coach for Al Ahly on three occasions, capturing the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup hosted in the UAE. During the 2016–2017 season, while heading Al Ahly’s football department and serving as caretaker manager, he played a key role in securing their Egyptian Premier League championship with a seven-point lead.

Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, Zizo coached Al-Ahli Jeddah from 1986 to 1987, where he won both the KSA Youth Championship and Regional title in 1987. Later, managing rivals Al Ittihad, he earned another KSA Youth Championship triumph in 1993.

Lebanon

Zizo achieved success in Lebanon by winning the Lebanese Premier League with Nejmeh twice, in 2004 and 2005, along with securing the Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese Elite Cup.

Managerial statistics

Record of managerial performance by club and period
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Egypt U23	1 July 1999	1 March 2000	0	0	0	0	0.0
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club	3 April 2000	30 June 2000	11	1	5	5	9.1
Nejmeh SC	1 July 2000	30 June 2001	1	1	0	0	100.0
Al Masry SC	27 November 2001	1 July 2002	5	3	0	2	60.0
Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC	1 July 2002	1 October 2002	3	0	1	2	0.0
Suez Cement SC	1 July 2007	7 November 2007	11	1	3	7	9.1
Nejmeh SC	12 March 2010	22 May 2010	11	7	0	4	63.6
Al Ahly SC (Caretaker)	23 November 2010	31 December 2010	6	2	4	0	33.3
Al Ahed FC	21 January 2014	29 May 2014	11	3	5	3	27.3
Al Ahly SC (Caretaker)	18 January 2016	3 March 2016	8	5	3	0	62.5
'Pyramids FC' (Caretaker)	'18 December 2019'	'26 December 2019'	'2'	'1'	'1'	'0'	'50.0'
Total	—	—	69	24	22	23	34.8

Honors

As a Player

Representing Al Ahly:

Secured 5 Egyptian Premier League championships: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80
Won the Egyptian Cup once: 1978

In the Role of Football Director

At Al Ahly:

Triumphed in the CAF Champions League: 1982
Claimed 3 Egyptian Cup trophies: 1982, 1983, 1984

As a Manager

With Al Ahly:

Captured the Egyptian Super Cup title: 2015

Leading Nejmeh:

Earned the Lebanese Premier League championship three times: 2004, 2005, 2008
Won the Lebanese Super Cup in 2004
Secured the Lebanese Elite Cup twice: 2004, 2005

References