Background
Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub was born on the 5th of March, 1993 in Cairo, Egypt. He was given the nickname Kouka (sometimes spelt Koka) because he liked the soft drink Coca-Cola as a child.
Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub was born on the 5th of March, 1993 in Cairo, Egypt. He was given the nickname Kouka (sometimes spelt Koka) because he liked the soft drink Coca-Cola as a child.
Kouka was a graduate of the Al-Ahly Сlub Academy (Cairo).
Kouka played as a striker for Rio Ave (Vila do Condе, Portugal; 2012-15) and Braga (Portugal; since 2015). In the Portuguese championships he played 118 matches (as of 9.2.2018), scored 40 goals; in European competitions – 34 matches, 7 goals. Since 2013 he has been playing for the Egyptian national team. Played (as of 1.1.2018) 15 matches, scored 5 goals. He played 5 matches and scored 2 goals in the qualifying tournament for the Twenty-first World Cup in Russia (2018).