Mohamed Abdel Karim, the father of young Egyptian striker Hamza Abdel Karim, has confirmed that his son has returned to Spain to train with Barcelona’s reserve team.
Hamza Abdel Karim joined Barcelona on loan from Egyptian club Al Ahly during last winter’s transfer window, but did not join the team due to some administrative procedures that prevented him from obtaining a work permit.
The player returned to Egypt last month and completed the process of obtaining a work permit and official documents to officially join the team.
Hamza completes his mission and returns to Barcelona
The Egyptian striker’s father said in an exclusive statement to Okaz: “Hamza returned to Spain yesterday, Thursday, with all his documents in order. God willing, he will join Barcelona soon.”
First Egyptian in Barcelona’s history
Hamza Abdel Karim is considered the first Egyptian player in Barcelona’s history, having caught the eye of the Catalan club’s scouts when he played for Egypt’s U-17 national team at the Junior World Cup in Qatar last November.
Mohamed Abdelkarim, the father of young Egyptian striker Hamza Abdelkarim, has confirmed that his son has returned to Spain to train with Barcelona’s reserve team.
Hamza Abdelkarim joined Barcelona on loan from Al Ahly during last winter’s transfer window, but did not join the team due to some administrative procedures that prevented him from obtaining a work permit.
The player returned to Egypt last month to complete the process of obtaining a work permit and official documents that officially entitle him to join the team.
Hamza completes the mission and returns to Barcelona
The Egyptian striker’s father said in a special interview with Okaz: “Hamza returned to Spain yesterday Thursday after all the documents were in place. God willing, he will join Barcelona soon.”
First Egyptian in Barcelona’s history
Hamza Abdelkarim is considered the first Egyptian player in Barcelona’s history, having caught the attention of the Catalan club’s scouts when he represented Egypt’s Under-17s at the Youth World Cup in Qatar last November.
