ذكر موقع "جيني لايف" الغيني أن منظمة "كوب جينيا" (Cope-Guinea) غير الحكومية قررت منح الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي لقب "زعيم أفريقيا" لعام 2019.
وأوضح الموقع أن المنظمة أقامت احتفالًا خاصًا بهذه المناسبة أمس الجمعة، بحضور ممثلين عن البعثات الدبلوماسية (...)
Former Egyptian sports minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz has criticised Egypt national football team coach Javier Aguirre for dropping a number of stars from the Pharaohs' preliminary squad for this summer's African Cup of Nations.
The preliminary Egyptian (...)
The coaching staff of Egypt's national football team, led by Javier Aguirre, has announced the initial squad of the Pharaohs in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 (AFCON) to be held in Egypt from 21 June to 19 July.
The team is expected (...)
Ghana's veteran striker Gyan Asamoah said on Wednesday he has backtracked on a decision to retire from international football, less than a month before the African Cup of Nations gets underway in Egypt.
The 33-year-old announced his retirement on (...)
Egypt's national team preliminary squad for this summer's African Cup of Nations will be announced within 48 hours according to assistant coach Hany Ramzy.
"The technical staff already settled on 25 players for the preliminary squad that will be (...)
One month ahead of this summer's Africa Cup of Nations, Ghana's all-time top scorer Asamoah Gyan has announced his retirement from international duty on Monday after the Black Stars coach's decision to strip him of the captaincy.
Coach Kwesi Appiah (...)
Nigeria announces provisional list
THE SUPER Eagles announced a provisional list for this summer's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Coach Gernot Rohr named a 25-player list with all his top stars available, including Ahmed Musa (Al-Nassr, Saudi (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that Russian military operations in Syria had been very beneficial because they had revealed flaws in Russian jets and helicopters.
During a meeting in the Russian city of Sochi on 15 May, Putin said (...)
Nigeria have announced on Tuesday a provisional list for this summer's Africa Cup of Nations set to be played in Egypt between 21 June to 19 July.
Coach Gernot Rohr named a 25-player with all his top stars available like Ahmed Musa (Al-Nassr, Saudi (...)
CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is one of the largest continental competitions awaited by football fans from the moment its last match ends to the moment the new championship starts.
AFCON is organised by the CAF every two years to determine the (...)
Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has been ruled out for two months with an abductor injury, meaning he will likely miss the African Cup of Nations in June.
Guinea international Keita picked up the injury in Liverpool's 3-0 loss at Barcelona on (...)
Egyptian-German relations have never been better, Egyptian Ambassador to Germany Badr Abdel-Aty told Al-Ahram Weekly recently during an interview at the Egyptian Embassy in Berlin.
According to Abdel-Aty, the two nations, each pivotal in its region, (...)
Billions of dollars' worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – a gateway to markets in Europe, the United States and beyond – a Reuters analysis has found.
Customs data shows that (...)
Egypt will face Tanzania and Guinea in friendly games in June right before the African Cup of Nations gets underway on home soil, the country's football association announced on Wednesday.
The Pharos will meet Tanzania on 13 June before playing (...)
In his recent whirlwind tour of West Africa where he travelled to Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, interspersed with a visit to the US, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi found time to visit the Gamal Abdel-Nasser University in Guinea where he (...)
The draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) put hosts Egypt in a relatively easy group. Egypt will face DR Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe in Group A. Nigeria is with Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi in Group B while Senegal, Algeria, Kenya and (...)
As the president of the African Union (AU) for 2019, Egypt vowed to exert every effort to boost security and stability and achieve development and prosperity for the continent.
That was reflected in a series of visits exchanged with African states (...)
Group A: Egypt, Dr Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Group B: Nigeria, Guinea, Madagascar, Burundi
Group C: Senegal, Algeria, Kenya, Tanzania
Group D: Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Namibia
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Angola
Group F: Cameroon, (...)
12:00 The 2019 AFCON draw will be held at the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx on 12 April.
The AFCON teams' seeding:
First seed: Egypt, Ghana, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Senegal
Second seed: Morocco, Nigeria, DR Congo, Algeria, Mali and (...)
Herve Renard - Morocco: "It is a difficult group but we are used to this level of competition. The teams know one another very well"
Gernot Rohr - Nigeria: "I don't think the group is easy especially Guinea. They are very young and we have to be (...)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received the National Order of Merit from Ivory Coast on Friday, on his second day in the country.
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara held a luncheon in honour of El-Sisi during his historic visit to Abidjan, (...)
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is on an African-American tour this week. Guinea was the first leg of the tour, followed by the US. Later he will visit Senegal and the Ivory Coast.
The West African tour underlines Egypt's keenness to coordinate with (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday in Washington where they will discuss bilateral relations and the latest developments in the Middle East.
Al-Sisi's visit came upon Trump's invitation, (...)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will travel to Washington DC on Monday for the second time since he assumed office in 2014.
El-Sisi will meet with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss bilateral and regional issues, including the (...)
Twenty-four teams were qualified for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 which will be held in Egypt during the period from 22 June to 20 July.
The upcoming edition is the first to include 24 teams in the history of the tournament, including (...)
