74-year old Egyptian Ezzeldin Bahader was honoured by Guinness World Records as the oldest active professional football player in the world.
Ezzeldin played for a local team on October 06th, 2020 against El Ayat Sports Club in the Egyptian third tier league.
The septuagenarian was required to feature in 2 professional matches to clinch the honour.
He surpassed the 73-year old Israeli player Issak Hayik off the top spot.
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