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  • Egyptian company makes landmark offer for CAF broadcasting rights

    Date: 2016-08-29 10:52:22 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:28 - ID:5508565

    CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) – An Egyptian company made a landmark offer for buying the broadcasting rights of all championships of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for 12 years. The Egyptian company, the first-ever Egyptian entity to make such ....

  • Egyptian referees head for Kenya to participate in Afcon qualifiers

    Date: 2016-08-26 05:37:35 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:3 - ID:5492213

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - An Egyptian team of beach football referees left Cairo early Friday for Kenya to participate in the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers. The Egyptian team will referee the beach football match between Kenya and Ghana ....

  • Ahly appoints Hossam Badri as coach

    Date: 2016-08-24 21:42:30 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:119 - ID:5486245

    CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Ahly has appointed Hossam Badri as coach, replacing Martin Jol. Badri was received on Wednesday by Ahly Chairman Mahmoud Taher to be informed of the Premier League title holder's decision. With coach Jol, Ahly failed to ....

  • Ahly, ASEC held in goalless draw; bid farewell to CAF Champions League

    Date: 2016-08-24 18:00:45 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Sports - SN:101 - ID:5485509

    ABIDJAN, Aug 24 (MENA) - Ivory Coast's ASEC Mimosas and Al Ahly finished to a goalless draw in their final CAF Champions League, Group A game at Champroux Stadium in Abidjan on Wednesday. Both teams went into the match unable to qualify for the ....

  • Al Ahly team leaves for Abidjan to face Ivory Coast's ASEC

    Date: 2016-08-22 07:16:50 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:9 - ID:5467433

    CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Al Ahly football team left for Abidjan on Monday for a match against Ivory Coast's ASEC Mimosas in the CAF Champions League group stage. The match will be held on Wednesday. The 2016 CAF Champions League is the 52nd ....

  • Sisi chairs meeting on new sports city projects

    Date: 2016-08-20 16:54:07 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:69 - ID:5460273

    CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reviewed on Saturday in the presence of Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz and Armed Forces Engineering Authority chairman Kamel el-Wazeir ongoing developments pertaining to the ....

  • Egypt's Kareem el Sayed out of Rio 2016 Olympics

    Date: 2016-08-19 14:08:52 GMT - Brazil - Sports - SN:38 - ID:5454733

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Egypt's kayak player Kareem el Sayed failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the men's kayak single competition at Rio 2016 Olympics. El Sayed secured the 7th place in the third stage and the 21st place in the ....

  • Seham Sawalhi loses in round of 16 in taekwondo at 2016 Rio Olympics

    Date: 2016-08-19 14:07:40 GMT - Brazil - Sports - SN:37 - ID:5454677

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – Seham el Sawalhi lost a game against her Ivorian rival during the round of 16 in taekwondo competitions at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Sawalhi, competing in the under-67kg tournament, is expected to play another game ....

  • Sisi congratulates Egypt’s medalists at 2016 Rio Olympics

    Date: 2016-08-19 13:39:02 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:34 - ID:5454569

    CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi congratulated Friday Egypt’s three medalists at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Posting on his Facebook page, Sisi said he appreciated the Egyptian youths who won medals at the tournaments. Sisi ....

  • Egypt's Taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak wins bronze medal at Rio

    Date: 2016-08-19 06:11:51 GMT - Brazil - Sports - SN:2 - ID:5452185

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Egypt's Hedaya Malak won the bronze medal in the women's Taekwondo -57kg category after beating Raheleh Asemani of Belgium early on Friday. After three scoreless two-minute rounds, Malak won by a golden kick in the ....

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