Himid Mao joins Egyptian Premier League outfit Tala'ea El Gaish SC

Mao, aged 30, spent the last two seasons at the league's outfit, El-Mahalla, having also previously played for the likes of Petrojet SC, ENPPI, and Entag El-Harby.

Despite El-Mahalla having been relegated from the Egypt top-tier league, Mao has found an escape to remain in the Premier League for the third time in a row after his team was relegated. The midfielder was in a similar situation when playing for ENPPI.

Overall, Mao, who has 66 caps for Tanzania’s national squad, made over 135 appearances in Egypt in which he scored six goals since his arrival from Mainland Tanzania Premier League outfit Azam FC.

However, following Ghazi El-Mahalla's relegation, he along with many other core players was among the footballers that left the club.

Last season Tala'ea El Gaish SC finished 14 in the Egyptian Premier League with 36 points and the central defensive position was mentioned as the one that cost the team in various games, hence Mao's arrival will smoothen the club's woes.

Mao started his soccer career with Elite Academy in 2005 and, after getting Tanzania’s national U-17 squad call-up, moved to Azam FC academy in 2007, where he won the U-20 Premier League, dubbed Uhai Cup, twice in a row.

In 2008, he played his first professional match against Kagera Sugar and was promoted to Azam FC's senior side in 2009. During the 2013/14 season, he scored a goal against Ruvu Shooting and helped Azam FC win the Mainland Tanzania Premier League for the first time in the team's history.

After spending 11 years at Azam FC, he joined the Egyptian Premier League side, Petrojet SC, in June 2018.

In his first season with the club, he played in 30 out of 34 league matches. Following Petrojet SC's relegation, Mao signed a two-year contract with ENPPI on August 1, 2019.

Tala'ea El Gaish SC, also known as Army, is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo. The side finished two places above the relegation zone in the previous season's Egypt Premier League, sitting 14th in the 18-team top flight.

Bottom-placed Haras El Hodood and Aswan SC joined Ghazl El Mehalla in relegation to the second tier of the country's football leagues.

Tala'ea El Gaish SC is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.

The club also has a representative men's basketball team that competes in the Egyptian Basketball Super League.