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  • UEFA president arrives in Egypt

    Date: 2014-02-19 19:18:31 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:183 - ID:565429

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - UEFA president Michel Platini arrived in Cairo Wednesday on a visit to Cairo to ink a cooperation agreement with Confederation of African Football (CAF). The CAF will hold a press conference on Thursday to discuss all ....

  • Sports clubs urged to hold board elections on time

    Date: 2014-02-19 15:24:56 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:139 - ID:565033

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - The general syndicate of clubs has called for holding board elections of sports clubs on time. This sends a positive message about stability in the country, the syndicate said in its meeting Wednesday. (MENA) MA/RE ....

  • Al Ahly resorts to Jose to win CAF Super Cup

    Date: 2014-02-18 19:31:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:186 - ID:563305

    CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) – Egypt's Al Ahly has not found an alternative except for its former Portuguese coach Manual Jose to win the title of CAF Super Cup in a game before Tunisia's Sfaxien, the Start Africa website said on Tuesday. Al Ahly has ....

  • Zabaleta: First-leg advantage key against Barcelona

    Date: 2014-02-17 16:08:36 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:122 - ID:560769

    MANCHESTER, Feb 17 (MENA) - Manchester City must attack Barcelona if they are to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, Goal.com quoted Pablo Zabaleta as saying. Manuel Pellegrini's side host the Liga champions in their first leg of their ....

  • Rolfes: Leverkusen must 'constantly annoy' Ibrahimovic

    Date: 2014-02-17 16:07:39 GMT - Germany - Sports - SN:120 - ID:560771

    LEVERKUSEN, Feb 17 (MENA) - Simon Rolfes says that Bayer Leverkusen will have to do everything they can to put Zlatan Ibrahimovic off his game if they are to have any hope of upsetting Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League, ....

  • Wenger: Barcelona less dominant nowadays

    Date: 2014-02-17 16:04:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:117 - ID:560770

    LONDON, Feb 17 (MENA) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that Barcelona are weaker than in previous season but thinks they, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are among the biggest threats in the Champions League this season, reported Goal.com ....

  • Celebrations at Luxor Taekwondo tournament called off after death of Turkish athlete

    Date: 2014-02-16 23:02:33 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:184 - ID:559284

    LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - Celebrations to honor the winners of a Taekwondo tournament have been canceled by organizers after the death of one of the contestants of a heart attack. The body of the Turkish Taekwondo athlete who died during the ....

  • Brazilian football legend Pelé voices happiness for visiting Egypt

    Date: 2014-02-16 22:21:42 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:177 - ID:559232

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Brazilian Football megastar Pelé expressed pleasure for visiting Egypt. During a press conference held Sunday marking the launch of Copa Coca-Cola in Egypt, the Brazilian maestro praised the Egyptian people's strength. Pelé ....

  • Body of dead Turkish Taekwondo athlete to be flown home

    Date: 2014-02-16 21:59:46 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:172 - ID:559266

    LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - The body of a Turkish Taekwondo athlete who died during a tournament in Luxor will be flown home. The decision comes at the request of the head of the Turkish martial arts federation, Egyptian sports officials said ....

  • Zamalek beat Niger's Douanes again to reach last 32 of African Champions League

    Date: 2014-02-16 21:00:43 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:164 - ID:559180

    NIAMEY, Feb 16 (MENA) - Zamalek eased into the last 32 of the African Champions League after claiming a 1-0 win away to Niger's AS Douanes to complete a 3-0 aggregate victory on Sunday. Winger Hazem Emam, who came on as a second-half substitute, ....

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