CAIRO: Three-time defending African Cup of Nations champions Egypt started their 2012 African Cup qualifications with a startling draw to Sierra Leone. The two sides drew 1-1 in Cairo, leaving Egypt in a precarious position only one match into the campaign. Fans in Cairo were disappointed, even angered at the result, but remain confident that [...]

CAIRO: A number of Algerian writers and leading intellectuals have signed onto a petition that denounces Algeria’s international book fair for banning Egyptian texts over a football dispute. The move by the Algerian book fair likely comes after Egypt’s international book fair in January also banned a number of Algerian volumes from being allowed at [...]

CAIRO: The disappointment wafted over the cafe in the early morning hours on Sunday after Egypt’s iconic al-Ahly club football team lost 1-0 to Algeria’s JS Kabilye in Algeria. The loss puts JSK five points ahead of the Group B table in the African Champions League. JSK’s Mohamed Khourti Ziti scored in the 25th minute [...]

CAIRO: Last November, Egypt and Algeria renewed what had been a dormant football rivalry as the Algerian national team pushed passed Egypt to qualify for this past summer’s World Cup in South Africa. What ensued after the match left observers and commentators worried at the violence between fans, which eventually erupted into riots in both [...]

CAIRO: Tanzania did not send its team list on time, prompting the Egyptian football association to cancel a scheduled friendly match with the African side on August 11. Egypt has decided to face off against he Democratic Republic of Congo in Cairo on the same day, a move that has not been received well in [...]

CAIRO: Last year, the Egyptian national football team received a fatwa, or Islamic opinion, from al-Azhar that allowed them to break their fast on match days. This year, German footballers have also received a fatwa from the Islamic world’s most respected Islamic institution that also allows them to break their fast during the holy month [...]

CAIRO: The Egyptian U-20 national football team defeated Uganda 2-0 over the weekend, but the Ugandan coach was angered over a consolation goal was not allowed in Cairo. The win pushed Egypt one step closer to qualifying for the Africa Youth Championships, with a second leg to be played in Uganda. The goal would have [...]

CAIRO: Angolan midfielder Gilberto has left Egyptian club giant al-Ahly, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reported. The international footballer said he intends, however, to play in another championship in North Africa, but it is unclear where he will end up. Speculation is that he intends to make a transfer to Tunisia, but nothing has [...]