CAIRO: Egyptian FA chairman Samir Zaher admitted that the association is facing difficulties naming a successor for departing manager Hassan Shehata.
Shehata ended a seven-year reign as Egypt manager after failing to take the team for the (...)
CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose is unsure over Hassan Shehata's pre-match approach, but believes that no one should criticize him following the shock exit from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Egypt's goalless draw by South Africa on Sunday meant (...)
CAIRO: A dozen Zamalek players made an official complaint to the Egyptian FA against their club over unpaid wages for several months.
“It's not like some reports claimed that they want to terminate their contracts. The players are just trying to (...)
CAIRO: Ahly and Egypt center-half Wael Gomaa revealed his consternation over the security procedures announced by the FA ahead of the restart of the Premier League this week.
The domestic competition is set to resume on Wednesday following major (...)
CAIRO: Egypt and Harras Hodoud winger Ahmed Eid says he has been promised a move to a bigger club by the end of the season, adding that playing for Ahly would be an honor.
The 30-year-old runs out of contract in the summer, with Ahly and (...)
CAIRO: South Africa striker Katlego Mphela seems confident that Bafana will overcome the challenge of African champions Egypt in the eagerly-anticipated CAN 2012 qualifier.
The Mamelodi Sundowns hitman indicated that the 2010 World Cup hosts will (...)
CAIRO: Ahly boss Manuel Jose is likely to turn to Sherif Abdul-Fadil as a replacement for suspended sweeper Hossam Ghaly in the upcoming league match against MCDR.
Abdul-Fadil, a natural center-half or right-back, moved to the sweeper position in (...)
CAIRO: Ismaili-bound striker Alex Asamoah is relishing the prospect of joining the coastal club after being told that Dervishes style of play resembles that of Barcelona.
The Asante Kotoko ace, who was also targeted by Zamalek, chose Ismaili over (...)
CAIRO: Ahmed Hassan's exclusion from Ahly's provisional Champions League squad is by no means an indication for his exit, but Francis Doe could is one player who could be soon offload, says the club's transfer guru Adli Al-Qaeyi.
Egypt skipper (...)
CAIRO: Ahly's Algerian starlet Amir Sayoud is willing to channel his frustration into hard work, following a private talk with manager Manuel Jose.
Sayoud was among a handful of names to miss out on Ahly's preliminary Champions League squad, (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek are in talks with second-division Olympic over the transfer of goalkeeper Mahmoud Abdul-Rahim ‘Gennesh' to the Cairo club this winter.
“I will travel to Alexandria to negotiate the move and I think we could reach a final agreement (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's in-form striker Al-Sayed Hamdi is not tempted by interest from Ahly and Zamalek as he intends to achieve something for Petrojet.
Hamdi has proven to be a revelation for Egypt in the ongoing Nile Basin tournament, topping the (...)
CAIRO: Ahly striker Mohamed Fadl has once again sustained a hamstring injury to become a major doubt for the next league game with MCDR, the Cairo club said.
The 30-year-old missed last month's Cairo derby against Zamalek after aggravating the (...)
CAIRO: Essam Al-Hadari is in contention to be selected for Egypt's crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa, according to goalkeeping coach Ahmed Soliman.
Al-Hadari, who recently joined Merreikh from Zamalek, will see his (...)
CAIRO: The friendly Nile Basin tournament began on Wednesday with hosts Egypt aiming to warm up for a crucial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers campaign this year.
Hassan Shehata's men entertain Tanzania in Group A, which also includes (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Ahmed Gaafar apologized to manager Hossam Hassan after informing the latter that he wanted to leave the club via a mobile message.
Gaafar was obviously angry after Hassan surprisingly dropped him from the team's starting (...)
CAIRO: Ahly captain Hossam Ghaly says he is ready to fill in whatever position manager Hassan Shehata asks him to play in, even if he was used as a goalkeeper.
The 28-year-old excelled as a sweeper for Ahly during the past few weeks, which saw (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek star Shikabala has backed down on his decision not to play for Egypt and is set to join the team's camp ahead of this week's Nile Basin friendly tournament.
The 24-year-old announced that he doesn't want to play for the national (...)
CAIRO: Ahly defense star Wael Gomaa explained how he intends to keep Zamalek striker Ahmed Gaafar at bay ahead of this week's Cairo derby clash.
“There is a basic rule in marking which says that the defender should remain close to his man to put (...)
CAIRO: Mido admitted that he has to work hard once again in order to convince new Ajax manager Franck de Boer with his capabilities.
Mido fell down the pecking order with the arrival of De Boer in place of Martin Jol, who needed a couple of (...)
CAIRO: Mohamed Abou Trika scored twice to lead Ahly's comeback and give the league champions a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Harras Hodoud.
A first-half strike from Pape Latyr N'Diaye gave the visitors a one-nil lead, but the in-form Abou Trika (...)
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud manager Tarek Al-Ashri revealed that he will face league holders Ahly with a three-man attack.
The cup champions visit Cairo on Tuesday hoping to cause another upset against the misfiring Reds, who have a number of key (...)
CAIRO: Samir Zaher will remain as the chairman of the Egyptian FA after the final appeal against the legitimacy of his victory in the 2008 elections was turned down.
The Egyptian court of law announced the ruling on Monday, which means that Zaher (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian FA chairman Samir Zaher and his Algerian counterpart Mohamed Raouraoua have finally patched things up, following a meeting organized by Qatari football chiefs on Wednesday.
Zaher and Raouraoua were involved in an endless war of (...)
CAIRO: Zamalek midfielder Hassan Mostafa has warned his teammates not to pay attention to Ahly's poor form ahead of this month's Cairo derby.
For the first time in several years, the in-form Whites are favorites to win the top match amid their (...)