Category: Egypt
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U23 AFCON Tournament: Ghana’s Black Meteors coach reveals target for the tournament
Head coach of Ghana’s Black Meteors team, Ibrahim Tanko reveals his target for the TotalEnergies AFCON U23 tournament which will begin on Saturday, June 24, 2023. The Black Meteors arrived in Rabat, Morocco on Wednesday evening and have been training ahead of their opening game against Congo on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Speaking to Ghana…
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This is the time to write your names in the history books- GFA Vice President charges Black Meteors ahead of U23 AFCON
Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Mark Addo has charged the Black Meteors to ink their names in the history books of Ghana football as they embark on the journey to the 2023 U23 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Black Meteor after failing to qualify for the last Olympics games will…
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CAF Champions League: Al Ahly clinch 11th title
At the end of a tense and choppy second leg final, Al Ahly held off Wydad Casablanca 1-1 at Casablanca’s Mohamed V stadium to win their 11th CAF Champions League title. A week ago, the Red Devils won 2-1 in Cairo. The Wydad players had no choice at kick-off. After losing 2-1 in Cairo a…
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Egypt: “Pressure” at Al Ahly sent Pitso Mosimane away
Pitso Mosimane has given his reasons for leaving Al Ahly. After a year and a half at the helm of the Cairo club, the South African tactician has decided to jump ship because of the intense pressure surrounding the team. South African manager Pitso Mosimane has described his time at Al Ahly as a “wonderful…
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BAL 2023: Al Ahly joins AS Douanes in the final
The Africa Basketball League will have a new winner. There will be a new final between Al Ahly and AS Douanes. The Egyptians will thus play the final. They beat Stade Malien (73-78). Led by Ehab Amine (21 pts), the Cairoites have snatched victory in the money-time. They will try to get their first star…
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Egyptian billionaire acquires MLS club San Diego FC, African players to get opportunities
African youngsters from Right to Dream Academy are to make moves to the American MLS for unprecedented career opportunities after the Egyptian billionaire owner of the Right to Dream Academy acquired the MLS side on Thursday. Right to Dream Academy, the renowned football institution founded in Ghana and owned by Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour, sealed…
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Football – World Club Ranking: Africa’s top three
The IFFHS, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, has released its latest ranking of the world’s best clubs. Real Madrid is in first place in the monthly ranking. The best placed African club is Al Ahly of Egypt who are ranked 5th. This is probably due to their last CAF Champions League final…
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Handball: Al Ahly wins African Super Cup
Al Ahly beat (27-24 ) Zamalek to win the African Super Cup of Handball 2023. The Cairo club is in the process qualified for the 2023 IHF Men’s Super Globe. Zamalek reached the final after dominating JS Kinshasa of DR Congo in the semi-final 46-25. While Al Ahly qualified directly after the withdrawal of Esperance…
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Football – Egypt – Zamalek: Mortada Mansour dismissed as president
Mortada Mansour has been officially removed as president of Zamalek by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Mansour had temporarily left the club after being sentenced to a month in prison for verbally insulting Al Ahly president Mahmoud El-Khatib. The club’s board of directors then appointed Soliman Wahdan as the club’s interim president two months…
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Premier League: Salah seals Liverpool’s win
After a 6-1 win at Leeds, Liverpool won another consecutive game in the Premier League on Saturday 22 April. However, the Reds suffered before defeating the promoted and relegation threatened side Nottingham Forest (3-2). Twice Diogo Jota gave Liverpool the lead but each time Forest managed to equalize (2-2). Finally, it was Mohamed Salah who…