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Moussa Helal

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Moussa Helal
Personal information
NationalityEgyptian/British
Born30 November 1949 (1949-11-30)[1]
Cairo, Egypt
Sport
Highest ranking21[2] (April 1980)

Moussa Helal (born 30 November 1949) is an Egyptian former professional squash player. He reached a career high ranking of 21 in the world during April 1980[3] and was world No. 2 in the over-35s.

Biography

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Helal won the 1975 Egyptian Amateur Championship and the 1976 British Open Plate competition.[4]

moved to Manchester in England and became a British citizen in 1984, entering the British rankings for the first time.[5] He represented Cheshire at county level before retiring to become a squash coach.

He also lived in Warley in the West Midlands.[4]

Family

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His eldest daughter, Amina Helal, is also a squash player and is a former American Inter-Collegiate squash champion. His younger daughter, Jessica Helal is a squash coach in California.

References

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  1. "Moussa Helal (England)". Squash Info: The Definitive Squash Resource.
  2. "Moussa Helal (England)". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  3. "Sam Osborne-Wylde (England)". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
  5. Halpin, Larry (1991). SRA Annual 1989-90. SRA. ISBN 0-900698-12-8.