Mostafa Kejo

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Mostafa Kejo
مصطفي كيجو
No. 10 – Al Ahly
PositionPower forward
LeagueEgyptian Basketball Super League
Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 31)
Cairo, Egypt
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2023Zamalek
2023-presentAl Ahly
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Moustafa Kejo Elmekawi[1] (Arabic: مصطفى كيجو المكاوي; born 22 October 1994) is an Egyptian basketball player who plays for Al Ahly and the Egyptian national team. He plays as a power forward or center.

Professional career

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Zamalek (2012-2023)

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Since 2012, Kejo plays for Zamalek in the Egyptian Basketball Super League. In 2019, he won the Egyptian championship. Kejo was on the roster for the 2021 BAL season, where he started all games for Zamalek and eventually won the BAL championship. He contributed 6.5 points and 6 rebounds per game.[2]

Kejo went on to play eleven seasons with Zamalek, winning two Egyptian Premier Leagues in this tenure.

Al Ahly (2023-present)

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In August 2023, Kejo signed a 4-year contract with Al Ahly.[3] Kejo made his debut for Al Ahly on 21 September, when his double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds gave him the Man of the Match in the club's win over the NBA G League Ignite in the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[4] The win was the first ever of an African club in the competition's history.[4]

National team career

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Kejo plays for the Egyptian national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup at age 19.[5] He also played at AfroBasket 2017 and the Afrobasket 2021.

BAL career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an BAL championship  *  Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Zamalek 6 6 16.2 .405 .000 .409 6.0 .8 .5 .03 6.5
Career 6 6 16.2 .405 .000 .409 6.0 .8 .5 .03 6.5

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