Mostafa Kejo
{{short description|Egyptian basketball player (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Mostafa Kejo
مصطفي كيجو
| image =
| height_m = 2.04
| weight_kgs =
| position = Power forward
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|10|22}}
| birth_place = Cairo, Egypt
| league = Egyptian Basketball Super League
Basketball Africa League
| team = Al Ahly
| number = 10
| draft_year =
| career_start = 2012
| years1 = 2012–2023
| team1 = Zamalek
| highlights = *BAL champion (2021)
- 2× Egyptian League champion (2019, 2021)
| years2 = 2023-present
| team2 = Al Ahly
}}
Moustafa Kejo Elmekawi{{cite web |title=Mostafa Kejo Twitter Profile |url=https://twitter.com/mostafakejo1414 |website=Twitter |access-date=12 June 2021 |language=en}} ({{langx|ar|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
= Zamalek (2012-2023) =
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.{{cite news |title=Moustafa Kejoo Player Profile, Zamalek SC, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Moustafa-Elmekawi/Summary/78824 |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=basketball.realgm.com}}
Kejo went on to play eleven seasons with Zamalek, winning two Egyptian Premier Leagues in this tenure.
= Al Ahly (2023-present) =
In August 2023, Kejo signed a 4-year contract with Al Ahly.{{Cite news |date=2023-08-14 |title=Al Ahly signs Moustafa Elmekawi |work=Afrobasket.com |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Qatar/news/824341/Al-Ahly-signs-Moustafa-Elmekawi |access-date=2023-09-21}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=Day 1 recap: Al Ahly stun NBA G League Ignite; smooth sailing for Bonn |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/intercontinentalcup/2023/singapore/news/al-ahly-stun-nba-g-league-ignite-smooth-sailing-for-bonn |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}} The win was the first ever of an African club in the competition's history.
National team career
Kejo plays for the Egyptian national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup at age 19.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/player/Moustafa-Elmekawi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906020555/http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/player/Moustafa-Elmekawi|url-status=live|archive-date=September 6, 2019|title=FIBA profile|publisher=fiba.com|accessdate=30 August 2014}} He also played at AfroBasket 2017 and the Afrobasket 2021.
BAL career statistics
{{BAL player statistics legend|leader=y|champion=y}}
{{BAL player statistics start}}
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|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|2021†
|style="text-align:left;"|Zamalek
| 6 || 6 || 16.2 || .405 || .000 || .409 || 6.0 || .8 || .5 || .03 || 6.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 6 || 6 || 16.2 || .405 || .000 || .409 || 6.0 || .8 || .5 || .03 || 6.5
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Zamalek 2021 BAL Champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kejo, Mostafa}}
Category:Egyptian men's basketball players
Category:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Category:Zamalek SC basketball players
Category:Al Ahly basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Cairo
Category:21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
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