Ahli defense stalwart Wael Gomaa says it is impossible to deal with Esperance's set-pieces ahead of the Champions League final return leg in Tunis on Saturday.
Esperance claimed a positive result away from home when they held Ahli to a 1-1 draw in (...)
TUNIS: Last May, a public relations agency hired by Tunisia's government placed an advertisement in some of the world's leading newspapers and business magazines. "Invest in Democracy," read the tagline.
The thinking behind the ads was to attract (...)
Last May, a public relations agency hired by Tunisia's government placed an advertisement in some of the world's leading newspapers and business magazines. "Invest in Democracy," read the tagline.
The thinking behind the ads was to attract (...)
Qualifying campaign: Despite playing only one of three home fixtures in Tripoli due to fighting between pro and anti-Muammar Gaddafi forces, Libya finished second in their qualifying campaign, going through to the 2012 CAN after booking one of two (...)
Qualifying campaign: Gabon qualified automatically as co-hosts.
History: Gabon participated in CAN four times in 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2010. Their best outcome was in 1996 when they reached the quarter finals before losing to Tunisia 4-1 on (...)
Sudan's impoverished east is "a volcano waiting to erupt" because anger is rising over a lack of economic development and an abundance of arms, a U.N. agency quoted an official as saying in a report.
Sudan's government is fighting armed (...)
Sudanese politicians learn all the wrong lessons even as Juba is taking small steps to catch up with Khartoum, expounds Gamal Nkrumah
The Sudanese people face lessons in the harsh facts of life after the secession of South Sudan. Khartoum is running (...)
Khartoum should not be gagged about its territorial integrity and national sovereignty, but it should start learning from the grave errors it committed in the past, postulates Gamal Nkrumah
There is a whiff of sauve qui peut over Khartoum. The tempo (...)
Sudanese police used teargas to disperse a protest by hundreds of tribesmen in east Sudan on Thursday after two people died during clashes with police, residents said.
Anger has been simmering in the east with tribes complaining their region is (...)
Ivorian midfielder Michael Mariano said on Tuesday he is relishing the chance to move to Zamalek, where he successfully passed a medical last week.
"I'm very happy that I'm close to achieving my dream of joining Zamalek," the combative midfielder (...)
Ivorian midfielder Michael Mariano could complete his move to Zamalek next week after successfully passing a medical on Friday, Ahram Online understands.
The combative holding midfielder, 22,is awaiting the approval of Zamalek's new coach Hassan (...)
After a three-month freeze due to the revolution, the national football league has resumed, Ahmed Morsy reports
Ahli, six-time African champion started their African campaign by beating South Africa's Super Sport United 2-0 in their Orange CAF (...)
A trio of Egyptian clubs won in their African football club championships but Zamalek were unable to do likewise. Abeer Anwar reports
Ahli, six-time African champion started their African campaign by beating South Africa's Super Sport United 2-0 in (...)
Etincelles (RWA) 0-2 AC Leopard (CGO)
Leopard win 3-1 on aggregate
Ports Authority (SLE) 2-1 Toure Kunda (SEN)
Kunda win 4-3 on aggregate
Al-Nasr (LBA) 2 -2 CA Batna (ALG)
Scorers: Anis Zeghb 11, Abo Labidi 59 and Ahmed Messaadia 5, Said (...)
According to Gamal Nkrumah, though the scenario of a divided Sudan looms large over 2020, the call for unity will not be forgotten
For nearly a decade now, both Azania and Napata have performed the invaluable service of showing superior models for (...)
No sooner had Massoud Barazani of the Kurdish Democratic Party asked for a referendum for his people to vote on future relations with Iraq than nationalists of various stripes saw in the Kurdish demand the “Pandora box” they anticipated to be opened (...)
By blinded ideology, the Islamists of Khartoum have brought Sudan to the verge of fracture that could pull the region south of Egypt -- and Egypt itself -- into an unpredictable morass, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
It is not easy for me to turn my (...)
Fixtures of the preliminary round of the 15th Orange CAF Champions League, “CL 2011”
01 AS Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Niger) v J. C. A. Treichiville (Ivory Coast)
02 Saint Michel de Ouenzé (Congo) v Enyimba FC (Nigeria)
03 Union Sportive de (...)
It is not easy for me to turn my attention away from Egypt at this juncture following the parliamentary elections. The results of this poll need to be handled judiciously and prudently if wisdom is to prevail and our modern civil government is to (...)
“I dedicate this prize to all those lost souls who have sacrificed their lives in non-violent struggle for peace, democracy and freedom.” – Liu Xiaobo, upon learning in prison that he was to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel Committee's (...)
Shalateen, Southern Egypt--The dispute between Egypt and Sudan over the Halayeb Triangle, which straddles the border between the two countries, has flared up again following recent Sudanese claims on the area.
On 30 June, Sudanese President Omar (...)
Tribesmen's chiefs of Halayeb in south Egypt said they reject the statements of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir where he said that Halayeb “is and will remain Sudanese land".
In statments to Al-Masry Al-Youm, the chiefs of el-Ababda, el-Basharya (...)
We stood under the harsh sun waiting for our turn at the workshop. One of our tires was flat. We had been kindly alerted to the fact by a truck driver and we needed to fix the tire before we could go anywhere. The workshop was small. A car radio (...)