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African national teams’ nicknames: expression of identities
The CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be held from 22 June to 20 July and will include 24 teams for the first time in the history of the championship. Five Arab teams will participate in AFCON 2019, and three teams will make their debut: Madagascar, Mauritania, and Burundi. African football teams have always …
AFCON 2019 to witness new faces, absence of big teams
Twenty-four teams were qualified for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 which will be held in Egypt during the period from 22 June to 20 July. The upcoming edition is the first to include 24 teams in the history of the tournament, including five Arab national teams. Three national teams will make their …
History of AFCON (2)
Ghana make history in 1970, Egypt lose title in 1974 at home
Foreign players of Egyptian Premier League to follow in AFCON 2019
The qualifiers of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations came to an end. The finals will be held next summer from 21 June to 19 July in Egypt, and the 24 qualified teams were announced. Senegal, and Madagascar were qualified from Group A, Morocco and Cameroon from Group B, Mali and Burundi from Group C, …
Innovation of Cairo Stadium to be completed on 15 May: stadium’s developer
British experts oversee pitch development, CAF is satisfied
Arabs in AFCON: many appearances with little achievements
CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is one of the largest continental competitions awaited by football fans from the moment its last match ends to the moment the new championship starts. AFCON is organised by the CAF every two years to determine the continent’s champion. It is ranked third in the world after the FIFA …
Bayern Munich edge past Heidenheim in nine-goal thriller
The major issues facing Reinhard Grindel's successor at the DFB
Hoffenheim deliver Julian Nagelsmann's gameplan to prove collective quality
Aguirre fails to find solutions to national team’s weaknesses
Salah’s absence caused troubles, lack of focus behind defeat to Nigeria
Al Ahly, Zamalek players valued at EGP 1bn
Fans of Egyptian football are awaiting the important game between both rivals on Saturday in Borg El Arab in Alexandria. The match is particularly important as it will set the fate of the competition as Zamalek tops the ranking with 53 points, up by two points from Al Ahly in second place with 51 points. …
Zamalek’s Gross requests discretion, state of division over Kahraba, Ahaddad
The Zamalek team announced an emergency level 48 hours before the game against Al Ahly, scheduled for Saturday within the 17th round of the Egyptian Premier League. Zamalek’s coach Christian Gross has decided to keep the team training secretly for the next few hours. He stressed that there should be no club official or fans …
Al Ahly enters closed training camp in Borg El Arab in preparation for Zamalek
Lasarte considering to push Fathy to play to solve centre problem
Meet Egypt’s youngest female football coach
Salem dreams of playing in Europe, Ronaldo is her role model
Jadon Sancho is the type of player England has and Germany wants
Euro 2020 qualifying: Germany look to emulate neighbors in period of evolution
Luka Jovic: "Marco Reus is the best player in the Bundesliga"
Africa anticipates CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup quarter-final draws
African football fans are anticipating the quarter-final draws of the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, scheduled to take place at CAF’s headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday 20 March, in the presence of qualifying clubs’ representatives. The CAF Champions League’s quarter-finalists are Al Ahly SC, Simba SC, Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Horoya AC, TP Mazembe, …
Four Arab teams among CAF Champions League quarter-final qualifiers
Quarter-finals draw expected to be held on 20 March
Pharaohs in spotlight in Abu Dhabi Special Olympics World Games
Gymnastics team wins 12 medals
Borussia Dortmund's late, great victory comes with a warning
Valtteri Bottas wins Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes get off to a flyer
Liverpool seek to beat Fulham, recover Premier League leadership
Liverpool hope to recover its leadership of the Premier League from Manchester City on Sunday when they host Fulham on Sunday at the Craven Cottage Stadium in the 31st matchweek of the league. The Reds will be playing the match with a high morale after their big 3-1 win over Bayern Munich last Wednesday, and …
Crisis in national team because of Míchel Salgado
A crisis broke out within the technical apparatus of our national team, and the controversy has grown considerably over the past period and became the focus of discussion among Egyptians. The cause of the hassle is head coach Javier Aguirre’s assistant, Míchel Salgado’s insistence on relying on non-professional footballers. The crisis became apparent after the …
Egyptian Neama Said competes in 2019 IWF Youth World Championships
The Egyptian weightlifting champion, Neama Said, is competing in the 2019 IWF Youth World Championships held in Las Vegas, the United States, in the 59 kg category, according to Mahmoud Mahgoub, president of the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation. Said, who won the silver medal in this tournament, is the only Egyptian athlete participating in this tournament, …
Four challenges await Zidane in Real Madrid
After Real Madrid announced the return of its legend Zinedine Zidane to manage the team, the French star is now facing several challenges to put the Spanish team back on track. The Meringues’ fans rely on Zizou who has been one of the team’s legends both as a player and a coach. During his mandate …
Liverpool face Bayern Munich for place in UCL quarter-finals
Barcelona fear surprises in Lyon clash
Champions League: Manchester City embarrass Schalke
Champions League: Ilkay Gündogan offers reminder of class as Leroy Sané shines
Egypt officially recognises Estimation games
Ministry of Sports announces game can be officially played under EBF’s supervision