Egypt is on the cusp of qualifying for next year's Africa Cup of Nations, needing only a draw against Kenya to secure their qualification to the tournament.
Egypt and Comoros share the top of the group with eight points while Kenya comes third in (...)
Egypt's Ahly dropped another point in the African Champions League group stages on Saturday evening, drawing 2-2 with Congolese AS Vita Club at home.
Ahly are now third in Group A with four points. Surprise package Simba of Tanzania are on top of (...)
On an 18-month loan deal from Zamalek, Egyptian striker Mustafa Mohamed joined Galatasaray and hit the ground running in the Turkish Super Lig.
Mohamed scored from the penalty spot on his debut before scoring the Istanbul derby winner against (...)
German champions Bayern Munich will meet Mexican giants Tigres in the Club World Cup final in Qatar today, Thursday 11 February. On the same day, Egyptian club Ahly take on Brazilian and CONMBOL Champions Palmeiras for the third place spot.
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When Masri failed to show up for their domestic football league fixture against Ismaili, they were initially deducted three points. But on Monday, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) rescinded its decision, saying it will set a new date for the (...)
The Egyptian Premier League resumed last week after an almost five-month stoppage due to the coronavirus. In the first match to be played, Zamalek faced Masri on Friday and secured three points with a 1-0 victory, however, the big news was not (...)
The Egyptian Premier League will restart today, Thursday, after a five-month suspension due to the coronavirus outbreak. But despite the long break, it might not get the attention it deserves because the world's most prestigious football club (...)
Ahmed Hassan Koka, the 27-year-old striker, celebrated the league title with the Greek giants, the first Egyptian to be a member of a team that has won the tournament.
The towering striker, loaned from Sporting Braga to Olympiacos until the end of (...)
Since March when the Covid-19 pandemic hit Europe, all professional and amateur sports put their events on hold until further notice. Some countries took fast action and showed high levels of discipline and commitment which led to their relatively (...)
The Bundesliga returned on Saturday 16 May, becoming the first major European league to reappear since football was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. There were six fixtures on Saturday and a further two on Sunday, all played behind (...)
When the pandemic hit Europe in February, football associations and leagues in the continent at first did not pay much attention to the virus or its risks. In Italy where hospitals were soon to be overwhelmed, some matches continued to be played (...)
The world is on the alert for the coronavirus even after a lockdown was enforced on several countries a week ago.
The sports industry, among others, has been hit hard by the outbreak, not only on the financial level due to the suspension of domestic (...)
Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah celebrated a landmark Liverpool appearance with a goal in the Reds' 2-1 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday.
Bournemouth took a surprise early lead through Callum Wilson, minutes after Salah (...)
On a snowy day in Salzburg, Liverpool faced the ghost of elimination from the UEFA Champions League when they took on Red Bull Salzburg away from home. The defending champions, who were drawn in Group E with the southern Italian team Napoli, (...)
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is one of the most exciting tournaments in football. The competition is held every two years and in 2019 it will be the 32nd edition, taking place in Egypt. The competition used to be held in January-February. In (...)
English teams Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur had a great run as they fought for a spot in the final of the European Champions League. Both teams came up short in the domestic league and cups, so are now ready to win it all by securing the European (...)
Ahly secured a 1-0 victory in a very tough game on Saturday against Smouha and their head coach Hossam Hassan, grabbing three more valuable points in the race for the Egyptian League of which they are the title holders.
When Martin Lasarte's (...)
Contrary to expectations, Ahly lost once again to Pyramids last week in the Egyptian Premier League. Free spending Pyramids, making their debut this season under Saudi management, jumped to first place after the win, tying Zamalek with 60 points but (...)
Cairo football giants Ahly have officially confirmed the club-record signing of Egyptian international Hussein Al-Shahat from Al-Ain of the UAE to a long-term contract.
Al-Shahat, 26, passed the requisite medical and fitness tests and finalised (...)
Contrary to expectations, Ahly failed to secure either the African Champions League or the Arab Champions Cup. In the Egyptian League as well, Ahly are slipping, in sixth place with 24 points from 12 games. They are 14 points behind all-time rivals (...)
After the 3-0 drubbing in the final of the CAF Champions League to Esperance of Tunisia, Ahly of Egypt were looking to make amends in the Arab Club Championship. But they lost that too.
Contrary to all expectations, Ahly failed to secure a spot in (...)
Luka Modric, the UEFA Champions League winner and World Cup runner-up, has been named the 2018 winner of the Ballon d'Or award.
Modric thus ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's decade of Ballon d'Or dominance when he was announced the winner (...)
After knocking out the title holders and main contender, Ittihad of Alexandria are into the last eight of the Arab Champions Cup.
Ittihad overturned a 1-0 defeat by Zamalek in the first leg, winning 1-0 in the second leg before emerging triumphant (...)
Following their devastating loss in the final of the African Champions League, Ahly Club are to hold an urgent meeting today to assess the damage and try to right the ship.
The 15 November meeting will be chaired by Ahly Club President Mahmoud (...)
The Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah made it to FIFA's list of nominees for the best Men's Player Award for 2017/2018 – the first time an Egyptian has reached such heights – after his astonishing debut season with Liverpool.
The Egyptian (...)