Ahmed Salah (born 19 August 1984), also known as Ahmed Abdel Naeim (), is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. Since 2003 he is a member of the Egypt men's national volleyball team, where he goes by the nickname Salah. He competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics and 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Championships.Ahmed Abdelhay . nbcolympics.com
Abdelhay was named most valuable player (MVP) at the 2011 and 2015 and best server at the 2011 and 2013 African Championships; he was also voted as best spiker at the 2011 World Cup. He is a patriot and refused several offers to change nationality despite the financial privileges. He retired internationally in 2023 after winning his 7th African championship in Cairo.
Honours
Club
Al Ahly SC
Egyptian Volleyball League (12): 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/2021, 2023/24 Egyptian Volleyball Cup (12) : 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2018/19, 2019/2020, 2023/24. African Clubs Championship (8): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2022, 2024 Arab Clubs Championship (6): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2020, 2023 . Egyptian Volleyball Super Cup (2) 2023, 2024
Halkbank Ankara
CEV Cup (1): 2012–13 Turkish Volleyball Cup (1) : 2013–14
Al Gaish
Egyptian Volleyball League (2): 2015/16, 2016/2017. Egyptian Volleyball Cup (2): 2014/15, 2016/17. African Clubs Championship : 2016
Al Hilal
Arab Clubs Championship: 2011
International
Men's African Volleyball Championship (7): 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023 Mediterranean Games : 2005 Volleyball at the African Games : 2003, 2007 3 × Arab Games : 2006, 2014, 2016
Individual
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup Best Spiker (1): 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup Top Scorer (1): 2015 Men's African Volleyball Championship MVP (1): 2005, 2009, 2011 Men's African Volleyball Championship Best Server (2): 2007, 2011 Men's African Volleyball Championship Best Spiker (1): 2007 Olympic Continental Qualification Tournament (Africa) MVP (1): 2008 Olympic Continental Qualification Tournament (Africa) Best Spiker (1): 2008 African Clubs Championship MVP (2): 2009, 2010 African Clubs Championship Best Spiker (1): 2015 Arab Clubs Championship MVP: 2006, 2011 Arab Clubs Championship Best Server: 2005, 2010 Arab Clubs Championship Best Spiker: 2006 Egyptian League MVP: 2007 Egyptian League Best Server: 2001 Egyptian League Best Spiker: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 best player & best attacker (in African cup for youth 2002) best server (8th rashid international volleyball tournament 2004)
References
External links http://www.fivb.org/en/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/2005/men/standings_page1.asp https://www.kingfut.com/2018/04/05/al-ahly-african-champions-el-geish/ http://www.legavolley.it/Statistiche.asp?TipoStat=2.2&Atleta=AHM-ABD-83&AnnoInizio=2006&Giornata=2215&Serie=1