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Mohamed Salah has high hopes of winning African player of year prize -- report

Date: 2018-01-04 19:55:03 GMT - France - Sports - SN:69 - ID:7175039

PARIS, Jan 4 (MENA) - Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has high hopes of winning the African player of the year prize, France Football said in a report on Thursday. According to the report, Salah was the main reason behind Egypt's qualification to ....

Al Ahly club chairman hospitalized

Date: 2018-01-04 17:44:03 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:58 - ID:7174910

CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) – Al Ahly Sports Club Chairman Mahmoud el Khatib was hospitalized on Thursday after a backbone ailment. On its web site, the club said Khatib failed to move his right leg and would remain under medical observation for 48 ....

Youth min., EFA president head for Ghana

Date: 2018-01-04 12:53:11 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:29 - ID:7174246

CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz and President of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Hany Abo Rida left Cairo Thursday heading for the Ghanaian capital Accra for a two-day visit. They will participate in CAF ....

Interior ministry honors table tennis player Fadia Samir

Date: 2018-01-03 15:15:38 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:42 - ID:7172845

CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - The assistant interior minister for Sinai region honored on Wednesday Egypt's table tennis player Fadia Samir, who came fourth in the last World Para Table Tennis Championship. During a ceremony on this occasion, the interior ....

EFA delegation heads to Accra to attend 2017 CAF Award ceremony

Date: 2018-01-03 13:21:41 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:32 - ID:7172499

CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - A delegation representing the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) will leave Thursday morning heading to Ghana's capital Accra so as to attend the 2017 awards ceremony of the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF). The ....

Egypt play Denmark in France's friendly handball championship

Date: 2018-01-03 13:12:40 GMT - France - Sports - SN:30 - ID:7172540

PARIS, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Egyptian national handball team will play their Danish counterpart on Thursday as part of the first day of the friendly Men's International Golden Handball Championship that will be held in France on January 4-7. Other ....

Sisi issues decree giving medals for elite athletes

Date: 2018-01-02 17:06:21 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:84 - ID:7171307

CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued Tuesday a presidential decree on giving medals to some elite athletes and members of technical teams of Egyptian sports missions that gained international recognition for their high ....

Youth min. dicusses latest preparations of int'l championships

Date: 2018-01-02 13:12:38 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:51 - ID:7170629

CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz discussed Tuesday with President of Egyptian Judo Federation Motea Fakhr el Din preparations for international championships, in which Egypt will participate. Fakhr el Din ....

Egypt's el Sherbini retains World No. 1 status of PSA Women's World Rankings

Date: 2018-01-01 14:49:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:38 - ID:7169389

LONDON, Jan 1 (MENA) - Egypt's Nour el Sherbini has maintained her World No.1 status for the 21st consecutive month to top the rankings of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Women's World Championship. As well, Raneem El Weleily ranked ....

2 extra trains to be in service for Ahly-Atletico Madrid friendly

Date: 2017-12-28 12:37:50 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:40 - ID:7163230

CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) - The Egyptian Railway Service decided to operate two extra trains from Cairo to Alexandria and vice versa to ferry football fans who will attend Al Ahly's friendly with Spain's Atletico Madrid. The match, to be held under ....