The draw of the 2020/21 Total CAF Confederation Cup Additional 2nd Preliminary Round kicks off at 12:00 GMT (14:00 Cairo Local Time).
Enyimba FC (Nigeria) vs. Bloemfontein Celtic / Rivers UTD
FC Platinum (Zimbabwe) vs. ASC Jaraaf (Senegal)
Raja CA (...)
Egypt will open the 27th Men's Handball World Championship being held from 13-31 January with the participation of 32 teams, the most ever.
The teams will be competing in three venues in Cairo and one in Alexandria: Cairo Stadium Halls, the New (...)
Japan's senior handball national team arrived in Cairo airport early on Sunday to take part in the 27th International Handball Federation's (IHF) Men's World Championship, Egypt 2021, with strict precautionary measures in place.
Egypt are scheduled (...)
Following the collapse of civilian and military dictatorships across Africa three decades ago, the continent adopted a shift towards democracy. Many African countries formed multi-party political systems and drafted constitutions that limited (...)
Egypt moved a step closer to securing their berth at the African Cup of Nations after beating Togo 3-1 in Lome on Tuesday, but coach Hossam El-Badry already has his eyes set on a bigger target.
The Pharaohs moved joint top with Comoros in their (...)
Morocco claimed a 2-0 win away over Central African Republic on Tuesday to cement their place on top of Group E with ten points.
Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech opened the scoring in the 39th minute and Olympiacos striker Youssef El Arabi wrapped up the (...)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his Gabon team mates were forced to spend the night sleeping on the airport floor ahead of their vital Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia.
Aubameyang used social media to highlight their plight after (...)
All times are Cairo time (GMT+2)
Wednesday 11 November
18:00 Senegal v Guinea-Bissau
18:00 Guinea v Chad
18:00 Kenya v Comoros
18:00 Mauritania v Burundi
18:00 Cape Verde v Rwanda
21:00 Libya v Equatorial Guinea
Thursday 12 November
15:00 Uganda (...)
One of the lessons learned thus far from the Covid-19 pandemic is how health issues and the political stability of different countries are interrelated. Not only has the pandemic wreaked havoc on the world's economy, but the very fact that some of (...)
With or without Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal remain one of the most impressive teams in Europe as they showed once again with their 3-0 Nations League win over Sweden on Wednesday.
Sweden have made a habit of knocking teams such as Portugal out of (...)
The United Nations marked 1960 as the Year of Africa when 17 African countries gained independence in the largest wave to get rid of European colonialism since the 15th century.
However, none of the 17 countries were in a celebratory mood to mark 60 (...)
Finally, and after months of anticipation, the participating teams at the Men's Handball World Championship were introduced to their group opponents when the draw was held in Cairo on Saturday at the Giza Pyramids Plateau.
As hosts, Egypt had the (...)
Group A: Germany, Hungary, Uruguay, Cape Verde
Group B: Spain, Tunisia, Brazil, Poland
Group C: Croatia, Qatar, Japan, Angola
Group D: Denmark, Argentina, Bahrain, DR Congo
Group E: Norway, Austria, France, NCAHC
Group F: Portugal, Algeria, (...)
The World Health Organization says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccine-sparked epidemic in Chad - a week after the U.N. health agency declared the African continent free of the wild polio virus.
In a statement this week, (...)
The preliminary groups for the 27th edition of the Men's Handball World Championship will be drawn on Saturday.
The Pharaohs of Egypt are to be introduced to their group opponents when the draw is made at the Giza Pyramids Plateau on Saturday (...)
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Wednesday the Nations Cup qualifiers will resume in November following a lengthy stoppage, with the World Cup qualifiers starting in May 2021.
The coronavirus pandemic forced CAF to put on hold the (...)
The draw that will pit the teams of the Men's Handball World Championship in their respective groups in Egypt will take place on 5 September at the new Museum of Civilisation in Cairo.
According to head of the organising committee Hussein Labib, the (...)
In his novel Blindness, Portuguese author José Saramago presents the violence that takes place in a city that has lost its humanity during an epidemic.
The only woman unaffected by the disease, which causes blindness, accompanies her physician (...)
Two former managers of Monaco-based energy consultancy Unaoil have been convicted of bribing Iraqi officials to clinch lucrative oil projects as the war-ravaged country tried to boost exports after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
A London jury (...)
Moody's expects a continued depression in oil prices that will exacerbate pressures on oil exporters, despite recent increases in prices.
In its report "Credit Risks in Turbulent Times", Moody's assumes that Brent will average $35/barrel (bbl) in (...)
The film festival will host a number of specially-curated talks, both archived from past festivals and brand new discussions, offering viewers a chance to revisit important moments in film.
Global media company Tribeca Enterprises and video sharing (...)
African countries have adopted different measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The majority of the continent's countries have enforced traditional measures, such as the closure of schools, imposing curfews and banning religious, (...)
More than 4.31 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 291,820 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
TP Mazembe were crowned champions of DR Congo for the second consecutive season and a record-extending 18th time on Wednesday after the football season was cancelled in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Local media said the Congolese (...)
More than 4.22 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 285,952 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
