Sharif El-Far (5 January 1929 – 8 January 1981) was an Egyptian footballer.^[1] He played for Zamalek and competed with Egypt in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2] El-Far was a part of the team that won the 1957 and 1959 African Cup of Nations.

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Sharif El-Far

Sharif El-Far, 1960
Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-01-05)5 January 1929
Date of death	8 January 1981(1981-01-08) (aged 52)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Zamalek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948-1961	Zamalek		(64)
International career
1949–1960	Egypt
Medal record Men's football Representing  Egypt Africa Cup of Nations Winner 1957 Winner 1959
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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He is the younger brother of brothers Hassan El-Far and Hussein El-Far. He played throughout his career in Zamalek, from 1948 until 1961, scoring 64 goals. He was the best player in Egypt in the 1950s, nicknamed "the Puskas of Egyptian football". He scored six goals in the Cairo derby.

He played for Egypt for 11 years, besides playing in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, he won two African Cup of Nations titles with Egypt in 1957 and 1959. He retired from football in 1961.

Zamalek

• Egypt Cup: 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
• Cairo League: 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53
• Egyptian League: 1959-60

Egypt

• Africa Cup of Nations: 1957, 1959