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Ahly ‎SC can win African Champions League for 9th time : Chairman

Date: 2015-03-10 20:34:05 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:163 - ID:2134261

CAIRO, March 10 (MENA) - Chairman of Ahly ‎Sporting Club Mahmoud Taher asserted on Tuesday that Egypt and Africa's most successful club can win his ninth title of the African Champions League. Speaking to MENA, Taher said the Ahly SC can bring ....

EFA gives press conference to introduce new coach

Date: 2015-03-10 17:33:35 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:141 - ID:2133485

CAIRO, March 10 (MENA) - The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) on Tuesday organized a press conference to introduce the national team's new coach Hector Cuper. Cuper, who is Argentinian, has arrived in Cairo late on Monday. The 59-year-old ....

Football national team's new coach arrives in Cairo

Date: 2015-03-09 21:27:30 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:166 - ID:2126585

CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) – Argentinean coach Hector Cuper arrived here on Monday in order to sign a contract as the new coach of the Egyptian football national team. The Egyptian Football Association appointed Cuper as the new boss of the national ....

Egypt's Olympic team qualify to 2nd round of African games

Date: 2015-03-08 17:24:25 GMT - Kenya - Sports - SN:96 - ID:2117377

NAIROBI, March 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Olympic team on Sunday achieved a 1-1 drew with their Kenyan counterpart in Nairobi to book their place in the second round of the 2015 All-Africa Games qualifier. Egypt won the first leg in Cairo 3-0 last week, ....

Ex-cop jailed over Steven Gerrard CCTV row

Date: 2015-03-06 15:28:46 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:76 - ID:2103829

LONDON, March 6 (MENA) – A former policewoman who seized CCTV of a street scuffle "as a lever" to possibly blackmail Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard has been jailed for 22 months, Sky News reported. Helen Jones, a former PC with Merseyside ....

Smouha beat Ahli Tripoli to reach Champions League round of 32

Date: 2015-02-28 19:47:47 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:132 - ID:2062497

ALEXANDRIA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Alexandria-based club Smouha progressed to the round of 32 of the CAF Champions League after defeating Libya's Al-Ahli Tripoli on penalties at the Alexandria Stadium. Salah Amin scored the only goal of the game to take ....

Youth min. meets Union of Arab Olympics Committees head in Sharm el Sheikh

Date: 2015-02-28 18:29:02 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:112 - ID:2062117

CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) – Youth Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz met on Saturday with Chairman of the Union of the Arab Olympics Committees Prince Talal Bin Badr Bin Saud Bin Abdul Aziz. This came after the inauguration of WKF Premier League Karate1 in ....

Law-makers consider fourth sub

Date: 2015-02-27 11:55:59 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:56 - ID:2054221

ZURICH, Feb 27 (MENA) – Football's rule-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will consider allowing a fourth substitution in extra time as well as ending the controversial so-called "triple punishment" this weekend, ....

Sports minister inspects Cairo Stadium

Date: 2015-02-25 22:20:46 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:167 - ID:2044289

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) – Minister of Youth and Sports Khalid Abdelaziz inspected Wednesday the final preparations at Cairo Stadium before hosting an international football match on Sunday. The stadium is scheduled to host a match between the ....

Egypt's Premier League to resume without fans

Date: 2015-02-25 11:05:38 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:44 - ID:2039593

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - The cabinet under Ibrahim Mahlab decided on Wednesday to resume the Premier League matches but without the attendance of any fans. The cabinet formed a committee of the interior and sports ministries and the Egyptian ....