Hossam Abdel-Meguid agent prepares formal Zamalek complaint over unpaid wages

Hossam Abdel-Meguid’s agent says he is preparing a formal complaint against Zamalek over approximately 700,000 Egyptian pounds in unpaid wages owed to the former club defender.

The player has sent a further notice to Zamalek demanding settlement of his outstanding financial dues, according to information obtained by FilGoal.com.

“We contacted Zamalek officials amicably to request Hossam Abdel-Meguid’s dues,” his agent, Samer Salama, told FilGoal.com. “The club initially welcomed the approach and promised to pay as soon as possible, but after they stopped responding to us, we sent Zamalek a notice last month seeking the overdue payments.

“We gave them 30 days to resolve the matter, and that deadline expired on 6 November.”

Salama said a second notice was then issued, with Zamalek given until Wednesday evening to settle the dispute.

“We sent another notice and gave them until Wednesday evening to resolve the issue, but our demands were not met,” he added. “We are therefore now preparing a formal complaint to protect the player’s rights.”

The agent rejected Zamalek’s claim that deductions meant Abdel-Meguid owed money to the club rather than the other way round.

“Zamalek told us that deductions had been applied to Hossam Abdel-Meguid and that the player was indebted to the club, not the club to him,” said Salama. “That is completely untrue.”

He also questioned the way Zamalek had handled the matter, given the defender’s contribution during his time at the club.

“Hossam’s dues amount to around 700,000 Egyptian pounds,” Salama said. “I am surprised by the way Zamalek are dealing with a player who was a key part of the team in 90% of its matches, contributed significantly to winning the league title and reaching the Confederation Cup final, and represented the club alongside the Egypt national team at the World Cup.”

A Zamalek source previously told FilGoal.com that the club maintained there were no overdue payments owed to Abdel-Meguid.

“There was a clause in his contract stating that 10% of his payments would be deducted if the team did not win two trophies last season, which did not happen,” the source said. “There were also payments linked to him playing in 50% of Egypt’s matches, which did not happen either, as well as several fines during the season.”

The source added: “The player received the final part of his payments on 23 September, so there are no further overdue dues owed to him.”

Abdel-Meguid won the Egyptian league with Zamalek last season, while the club finished runners-up to Algeria’s USM Alger in the Confederation Cup.

He joined Ludogorets from Zamalek at the start of the current season and is included in Egypt’s squad preparing to face Malawi in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.