Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. My name is Ahmed El Ganainy. I am on the Soccer team, I am a senior, and this is my second year at Northwood. Growing up, my life was very nice. I lived in Cairo my whole childhood, but my family is originally from a small city called El Sharqeya.
I love to cook whenever I am bored, and I have acted in the Arabic version of Saturday Night Live. Not many people know that about me. Before Northwood, I attended the British International School of Cairo for 11 years, and my previous soccer club was Called Zed FC and was considered one of the country’s best soccer teams.
I decided to come to Northwood because of the world-class soccer program and good academics. My goal is to attend the best university I can. I’ve enjoyed my time at Northwood immensely, and getting to know people from all over the world has been, and still, is, remarkably interesting to me.
Being a part of the U17 soccer team last year, I enjoyed the time I had. I was injured for most of the season, but those unfortunate events did not stop me from being with my teammates and making sure I still had that team bond.
This year, my relationships with all my teammates are good, and we have an amazing group. I hope we can win our league this year and play some good soccer. After my Northwood career ends, I plan to study Sports Management in college whilst continuing my soccer career to achieve my dream of becoming a pro soccer player. If this dream does not work out, another dream of mine would be to become a worldwide agent and scout for young players and teams.
As told to Hamish Riddell ’26. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.