▁obvious ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁same ▁player ▁anymore . ▁Haz em ' s ▁role ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁decl ined ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁three ▁seasons , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁ret iring ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁only ▁ 3 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season , ▁Em am ▁fell ▁out ▁with ▁Zam ale k ' s ▁supp or ters ▁after ▁they ▁kept ▁chant ing ▁vul gar ities ▁towards ▁him ▁and ▁asking ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁Em am ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁only ▁to ▁shortly ▁come ▁back ▁after ▁the ▁fans ▁offered ▁a ▁public ▁ap ology . ▁However , ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁season ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁note , ▁after ▁Zam ale k ▁beat ▁En ppi ▁in ▁the ▁cup ▁final , ▁mark ing ▁Zam ale k ' s ▁first ▁tro phy ▁in ▁four ▁seasons . ▁Haz em ▁had ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁earlier ▁in ▁spring , ▁therefore ▁the ▁player ' s ▁wore ▁a ▁T - sh irt ▁that ▁had ▁his ▁number ▁on ▁it ▁and ▁words ▁" Don ' t ▁ret ire ▁Haz em " ▁in ▁the ▁warm ▁up ▁before ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Haz em ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁has ▁ 8 7 ▁caps ▁for ▁Egypt . ▁He ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁C AN ▁ 5 ▁times , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 2