Egypt won the Handball Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday after defeating hosts Tunisia 27-23 in the final to secure their place at this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The Pharaohs won their seventh continental title in style, overcoming North (...)
Liverpool's Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah said on Tuesday he is ready to sacrifice a third golden boot in a row for the sake of winning the Premier League title.
The Egyptian international, who has taken the Premier League by storm since joining (...)
Egyptian giants Ahly have reached their 12th African Champions League final on a 3-2 aggregate win after suffering a 2-1 away defeat aginst ES Setif of Algeria on Tuesday.
Walid Soliman opened the scoring for Ahly just one minute after the hour-mark (...)
The Egyptian national team returned to Cairo on Tuesday morning after ending a dismal World Cup campaign in Russia where they suffered three defeats.
The Pharaohs received a lukewarm reception at the Cairo airport, having failed to claim their (...)
FIFA hit five players of Jordanian side Al-Faisaly with one-year bans after they physically assaulted Egyptian referee Ibrahim Nour El-Din during the Arab Championship final in August, the Jordanian Football Association announced (JFA) on (...)
Morocco coach French Herve Renard has been granted a contract extension until 2022 after helping the team reach the World Cup for the first time in 20 years, the country's football federation announced on Tuesday.
Morocco qualified for the (...)
Morocco forward Khalid Boutaib said on Tuesday the Lions of the Atlas will prove their worth at next year's World Cup, stressing they will not head to Russia to "as tourists".
Morocco reached the World Cup for the first time since 1998 after (...)
Egypt's assistant coach Osama Nabih leapt to the defence of some home-based players in the team's roster, saying he believes they will be fully ready for a crucial World Cup qualifier at home to Ghana on Sunday.
Cairo giants Ahly and Zamalek looked (...)
Egypt coach Hector Cuper believes Sunday's 2-1 comeback win at Congo was fully deserved after the team made a fine start to their World Cup qualifying Group E campaign.
The Pharaohs came from behind to claim a precious win in Brazzaville, thanks to (...)
After missing the 2012 edition in London for the first time since 1992, Egypt's handball team are back to the Olympics with the aim of keeping up their recent fine performances.
Their convincing displays at last year's World Championship in Qatar (...)
Nigeria manager Sunday Oliseh voiced confidence ahead of next month's double header against Egypt in the Nations Cup qualifiers, saying he is sure that his side will be able to bag maximum points.
The Super Eagles will host the Pharaohs on 26 March (...)
German coach Felix Magath has turned down an offer to take charge of Ahly's football team for what he described as 'political unrest' in Egypt.
Ahy sought to appoint Magath, winner of three Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg, as a (...)
Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who has reportedly penned a six-month deal with the English Premier League side.
Adebayor was a free agent after being released by Tottenham Hotspur last September.
The (...)
Egypt continued its winning run in the African Cup of Nations with a comprehensive 31-13 victory over Morocco in the final day of the group stage on Tuesday.
The Group A leader dominatedfromthe early stages, going to the locker room with a (...)
Orlando Pirates coach Eric Tinkler believesthat his side have a good chance to overcome Ahly in the African Confederation Cup semis, saying that Zamalek are "the strongest" of the four teams left in the competition.
The South African side will take (...)
Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorcsaid on Monday that the team's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangwill not join Premier League giants Arsenal this season insisting that the international striker is not for sale.
The (...)
Ghana's coach Avram Grant has admitted the difficulty of side mission on Thursday's semi-final against hosts Equatorial Guinea added the Black stars are well prepared for this clash.
The Black Stars have qualified for their fifth consecutive (...)
Ahly's keeper Ahmed Adel Abdel-Moneam will be sidelined for a month due to a muscle injury, the Cairo giants announced on Monday.
Adel, who replaced injured keeper Sherif Ekrami, sustained his injury during Ahly's 1-0 win over Sewe Sport in the CAF (...)
Pharaohs' director Ahmed Hassan announced on Sunday that team's left-winger Mohamed Abdel-Shafi is fit for playing on Egypt's upcoming clash against Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Egypt will host Tunisia on Wednesday in the second (...)
Zamalek announced the signing of Tala El-Geish defender Eslam Gamal, who will be on board with the military side for five seasons.
Gamal is one of the best defenders in the Egyptian League, producing a string of strong displays with El-Geish last (...)
Brazil great Pele famously predicted that an African side would win the World Cup before 2000. Decades on, the continent is still looking for its first semi-final berth after some near misses.
Three quarter-final finishes are not enough for a (...)
Ahly's football director Alaa Abdel-Sadek said on Sunday that the club is not interested in former Esperance's coach Ruud Kroll, adding that all reports concerning the matter are completely "false".
Several reports linked the 65-year-old coach with (...)
Ahly clinched a precious point on Sunday when they held Etoile du Sahel to a 1-1 draw in the second matchday of the Confederation Cup quarters.
The Egyptian representatives came from behind to overturn their first half defeat with a nice goal from (...)
Chelsea's Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o called his side's coach Jose Mourinho a fool after the latter questioned his age.
The Chelsea boss was filmed by a French television channel saying, "Eto'o is 32 years old, maybe 35, who knows?"
However, (...)
Egyptian young star Fares Dessouki will take on World number two Nick Matthew in the British Open's quarters on Friday.
The 19-year-old created a big surprise on Wednesday when he defeated compatriot Karim Darwich (world number 9) in the round of (...)