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Wednesday 16 September 2016 is a date forever etched in the memory of Ayman Ashraf. On that fateful day, the Al Ahly defender lost his mother and sister in a tragic car accident on their way to visit him in Alexandria.
For Ashraf, the experience was a living nightmare. Two years after the accident, the 29-year-old defender posted on his Twitter page, saying: “Two years ago, I lost the two most beloved people in my life. I try to forget so that I can have a normal life, but every day something reminds me of them. I remember all the details. I no longer feel any pain, as nothing is more painful than losing them.”