Reggae Boyz defender and team captain Damion Lowe has signed with Egyptian professional football club, Al Ittihad.
Al Ittihad competes in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier of Egyptian football.
The six-time Egypt Cup champions have the third biggest fan base in Egypt, a country whose clubs have won the African Cup of Champions on a record 15 occasions.
Lowe said he is looking forward to the opportunity.
“I’m excited and very optimistic. I’ve been out of a contract for a couple of weeks since leaving Phoenix Rising and it’s a new adventure for me. I think I’m the first Jamaican to play professionally here, so I see this as me opening doors to another market for other Jamaicans to come who may wish to play here,” Lowe said.
Lowe, who arrived in Egypt on Friday, looks forward to hitting the ground running as the team prepares for the semi-final of the Egypt Cup,
“I’m looking forward to meeting the team and to start training and getting back to playing well and being on my “A game”. We have a semi-final game on Tuesday against the Champions Al Ahly in Cairo, and I’m ready for that challenge.”
The 27-year-old Lowe was selected eighth overall by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and has since played mainly in the US and in Norway. Since 2017, he played for Norwegian first division side, IK Start where he started in 51 matches as a defender and has scored three goals.
The Egyptian Premier League will run from November 2020 & is expected to conclude in June, 2021.