Tunisia, Cameroon and Ghana kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with convincing victories on Friday.
In Group B, Tunisia's Dylan Bronn, Ellyes Skhiri and captain Wahbi Khazri scored in the second half to deliver a 3-0 victory over (...)
Ahly will not enjoy the support of their passionate fans when they host Tunisia's Esperance on Saturday after their request to allow fan attendance was turned down, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) chief said late on Tuesday.
The Red Devils (...)
Ahly's African Champions League clash away to Esperance on Saturday brings back bitter memories for the Red Devils but they will have a chance for revenge in the semi-final first leg in Rades.
Esperance inflicted a painful 3-0 defeat on Ahly the (...)
Tunisian authorities will allow up to 5,000 supporters to attend Esperance's home clash against Ahly in the first leg of the African Champions League semi-final on Saturday, the Tunisian giants have confirmed.
Esperance said in a statement on their (...)
South African giants Kaizer Chiefs hammered Tanzanian champions Simba FC 4-0 on Saturday in the first leg of the African Champions League quarter finals to move within touching distance of a first ever semi-final appearance.
It took them only six (...)
With one game left in the group stage of the African Champions League, Ahly of Egypt have made it to the quarter-finals while Zamalek, another Egyptian club, revived their hopes of making it to the last eight themselves.
Match day six games are to (...)
Egypt's Ahly dropped another point in the African Champions League group stages on Saturday evening, drawing 2-2 with Congolese AS Vita Club at home.
Ahly are now third in Group A with four points. Surprise package Simba of Tanzania are on top of (...)
Amid a horrendous start in the African Champions League group stage, Zamalek coach Jaime Pacheco said his team maintains the ambition to claim the prestigious continental title.
Zamalek were dealt a massive blow on Saturday when they lost 3-1 to (...)
Zamalek's hopes to qualify for the African Champions League quarters were dealt a blow after they extended their winless start to Group D with a 3-1 loss at Tunisia's Esperance in Rades on Saturday.
Ivorian striker William Togui put Esperance ahead (...)
Egypt's Zamalek arrived to Tunisia, on Wednesday evening, in preparation for their match against Esperance Sportive de Tunis. The match, which is scheduled for Saturday, comes as part of the third round matches of Group D in the CAF Champions (...)
تترقب جماهير وعشاق الأهلي والزمالك بشغف كبير مبارة الفريقين في دور نصف نهائي بطولة دوري أبطال أفريقيا أمام الوداد البيضاوي والرجاء المغربيين حيث يسعى الأحمر لمواصلة طريقه نحو النهائي وعينه على اللقب الإفريقي التاسع بينما يطمح الأبيض في (...)
Ahmad Ahmad, head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), stated recently that he was in touch with all African confederations amid the coronavirus crisis to determine if and when African sports activities which have been suspended over the (...)
Egypt's two arch-rivals and powerhouses Ahly and Zamalek overcame their African contenders to book their tickets to the semi-final round of the African Champions League and will be facing two Moroccan giants in May.
The first leg matches of the (...)
أعلن الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف"، الجمعة، الملاعب المرشحة لاستضافة المباراة النهائية لمسابقتي دوري الأبطال والكونفدرالية للموسم الجاري (2019-20).
وأفاد الموقع الرسمي للكاف أن كلا من الاتحاد التونسي والمغربي والكاميروني تقدموا خلال الفترة (...)
Esperance vs. Zamalek
Stay tuned as match is due to start 21:00 Cairo time (GMT+2)
Venue: Stade olympique de Rades (Tunisia)
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Egypt's Zamalek defended stoutly in Rades to reach the African Champions League semi-final for the first time in four years despite a 1-0 loss to Tunisia's Esperance on Friday.
The five-time winners went through with a 3-2 aggregate win after an (...)
Zamalek coach Patrice Carteron hailed the team's fighting spirit as they sneaked into the African Champions League semis despite failing to create any goal-scoring chances against Tunisia's Esperance in Rades on Friday.
The Egyptian giants conceded (...)
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a series of sanctions against Tunisian giants Esperance following players and officials behavior against the referee of the game against Zamalek in the first leg of the CAF Champions League (...)
Al Ahly holds main training session on Thursday in South African capital Pretoria, in preparation for their upcoming clash against Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday in the second leg of the CAF Champions League quarter-finals.
Cairo giants face a date (...)
Zamalek will hold its final training session on Thursday ahead their decisive clash against Espérance Sportive de Tunis on Friday in the second leg of the CAF Champions League quarter-finals in Rades Stadium in Tunisia.
Zamalek officials asked the (...)
Tunisian authorities have postponed releasing the tickets of the African Champions League clash between Zamalek and Esperance, scheduled for Friday at Stade Olympique de Rades.
The tickets may be released on Thursday with a probability of decreasing (...)
Zamalek's deep-lying forward Youssef Ibrahim, nicknamed Obama, will be available for Friday's vital African Champions League away to holders Esperance after recovering from injury.
A minor knee complaint ruled Obama out of the quarter-final (...)
Zamalek coach Patrice Carteron lavished praise on his players after they came from behind to beat Esperance 3-1 in the African Champions League in Friday's quarter-final first leg, which marked their second win over the Tunisians in less than two (...)
Egypt's Zamalek came from a goal down to defeat Tunisia's Esperance 3-1 for the second time in less than two weeks on Friday, taking a first-leg advantage in the African Champions League quarters following an exciting encounter in Cairo.
Defending (...)
Zamalek's attacking midfielder Youssef Ibrahim "Obama" has been ruled out from the Champions League quarterfinal clash against Tunisia's Esperance on Friday due to knee injury.
French coach Patrice Carteron dropped out the 24-year-old forward from (...)