CAIRO: Masri appointed Swiss Alain Geiger as their new coach on Wednesday, few days after announcing that Frenchman Herve Renard has taken up the vacant managerial seat.
The Port Said-based club did not disclose any reasons behind the collapse of (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek football director Ibrahim Hassan leapt to the defense of Shikabala after he was videoed aiming abusive chants at Cairo rivals Ahly.
The talented forward looked ecstatic after Zamalek claimed a last-gasp 1-0 home victory over a (...)
CAIRO: Mohamed Abou-Trika's lackluster displays of late are down to a mental anguish he suffers, the Ahly schemer said late on Wednesday.
The classy playmaker was criticized by some pundits for failing to shine during Ahly's past few Egyptian (...)
CAIRO: Ahly were dealt a major blow after Mohamed Nagui ‘Geddo' was ruled out of Sunday's anticipated Egyptian Premier League clash against Ismaili.
The in-form forward picked up an ankle injury few minutes after finding the net in Egypt's 3-0 (...)
CAIRO: Egypt are gradually regaining confidence following their two disappointing results in the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, coach Hassan Shehata said after his side crushed Australia 3-0.
The African champions were reeling after (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek coach Hossam Hassan asked Egypt manager Hassan Shehata to drop Shikabala for next week's friendly game against Australia.
The 24-year-old wizard was replaced in the second half of Zamalek's 3-2 Egyptian Premier League victory over (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek left-back Mohamed Abdul-Shafi, criticized for a string of lackluster displays, is relieved to have earned a call up to Egypt's squad for next week's friendly against Australia.
The 25-year-old was named in the Pharaohs' roster for (...)
CAIRO: Promising midfielder Shehab Ahmed will miss Ahly's crunch tie against Ismaili after spraining his ankle few minutes after scoring the equalizer in the 1-1 draw at Gouna earlier this week.
Shehab said he faces up to three weeks on the (...)
CAIRO: The Cairo derby between Ahly and Zamalek has been postponed indefinitely upon the request of the interior ministry, the Egyptian FA's competition committee announced on Wednesday.
The interior ministry asked the Egyptian FA to postpone the (...)
CAIRO: Ahly have no intention of refusing to let Amir Sayoud play for Algeria's Olympic team in two friendly games later this month, the club's football director Hadi Khashaba said on Sunday.
Reports suggested that the Egyptian champions might (...)
CAIRO: Ahly's versatile midfielder Ahmed Fathi could face suspension if he did not pay an overdue dividend to his former agent Mohamed Hamid, FilGoal.com understands.
Fathi reportedly owes Hamid £71,000 dating back to his time at English (...)
CAIRO: Big-spending Masri to leave 55-year-old Port Said Stadium after deciding to build a new one, chairman Kamel Abou-Ali said on Wednesday.
Masri have been playing at the Port Said governorate-owned stadium for decades but decided that time (...)
CAIRO: Ahly are likely to continue relying on Mohamed Nagui ‘Geddo' as a lone striker when they face ENPPI in next week's Egyptian Premier League game.
Geddo, a natural deep-lying forward, spearheaded Ahly's attack in Wednesday's hard-fought 1-0 (...)
CAIRO: Geddo's acrobatic first-half effort gave Ahly a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Petrojet that allayed their African woes despite a lackluster performance in Wednesday's Egyptian Premier League game.
The Red Devils secured a morale-boosting (...)
CAIRO: Egypt reached the African Youth Championship after crushing Senegal 3-0 at home on Sunday in an ill-tempered clash that witnessed three red cards in the dying minutes.
The young Pharaohs overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit in the final (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Amr Zaki sustained a knee injury during his side's friendly game against lower division club Shams on Thursday.
The Bulldozer was stretchered off the field in the second half after colliding with an opponent.
"It was (...)
CAIRO: The Jordan Football Association (AFC) is angry after learning through media that Egypt intend to cancel the friendly game between both countries.
Widespread reports said the Egyptian FA has decided to call off the friendly, which is (...)
CAIRO: Egypt skipper Ahmed Hassan, who is nursing a serious knee injury, said he hopes to play until he is 40.
The Ahly midfielder ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during Egypt's 1-1 draw at home to Sierra Leone in their opening Group G (...)
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata said he was advised to contact President Hosni Mubarak to ask him to stop the flurry of criticism he received in the wake of the Pharaohs' stunning 1-0 defeat at Niger.
The highly-successful coach came under (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's display in their stunning 1-0 defeat by Niger was their worst one ever, assistant coach Hamada Sedki said on Sunday.
The Pharaohs were embarrassed by tiny Niger, ranked 154 in the world, in the 2012 African Cup of Nations (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek's double-minded wing-back Hazem Emam has called on the club on Saturday to let him join Saudi Arabian side Al-Faisaly.
The talented but temperamental 22-year-old said he lost hopes of breaking into Zamalek's starting XI under coach (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek have turned down an initial €2.5 million offer from Belgian side Standard Liege to sign forward Shikabala, the club's chairman Galal Ibrahim said on Wednesday.
A Standard delegation sat down with Zamalek officials to discuss a (...)
CAIRO: CAF's disciplinary committee will investigate the clashes which marred Ahly's Champions League clash at home to Tunisia's Esperance, the African governing body said on Wednesday.
Ahly claimed a 2-1 victory over Esperance at Cairo (...)
CAIRO: Ahly urged the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to start a crackdown on rioters following the crowd trouble which marred their Champions League clash against Esperance.
The Red Devils claimed a 2-1 home victory over Tunisia's (...)
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud exited the African Confederation Cup after slumping to a 3-1 defeat at Sfaxien on Saturday to gift the Tunisian side the second Group B semi-final ticket.
The Egyptian military side bowed out from the group stage for the (...)