Hadiçe Akbaş, 74, who appeared in Trabzonspor’s promotional film announcing Mohamed Salah’s transfer, performed umrah in Saudi Arabia with her husband and then traveled to Egypt.
In the promotional film, Akbaş played a woman who hosted Salah at her home and wanted the star footballer to transfer to Trabzonspor. Her role, in which she prepared a meal for Salah, quickly attracted widespread attention.
A journey from Saudi Arabia to Egypt
After her role in the promotional film, an Egyptian tourism company invited Akbaş and her husband. After performing umrah in Saudi Arabia, the couple traveled to Cairo and visited the city’s historical and tourist sites.
Akbaş walked around Egypt wearing a Trabzonspor hat and scarf. Saying she drew considerable attention from people who wanted to take photos with her, Akbaş said she found Egyptians as warm and cheerful as Turks.
“My life has changed greatly”
Akbaş said appearing in the promotional film had changed her life significantly and expressed her happiness at the attention she received. Thanking those who took her on the umrah trip, Akbaş said the experience had been very different for her.
Akbaş said she had been unable to visit Mohamed Salah’s parents because of health reasons, but that plans were being made for the visit. Saying she wanted to host Salah, his wife and their children at her home, Akbaş said she was pleased with the attention she had received thanks to the footballer.