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Update: Acquittals, death sentences draw fire
Egypt
March 9, 2013
Update: Acquittals, death sentences draw fire
The Port Said Criminal Court, headed by Judge Sobhy Abdel Meguid, on Saturday acquitted 28 defendants, sentenced five to life…
Football association denies report of Africa cup heist
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Football association denies report of Africa cup heist
The Egyptian Football Association has denied reports by German news agency DPA that the African Nations Cup trophy was found…
Qandil declines football match invitation, fearing assault by crowd
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Qandil declines football match invitation, fearing assault by crowd
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil declined to attend the CAF Super Cup match between Ahly club, winner of the African Champions…
Ultras Ahlawy members attack Port Said volleyball team, injuring 10
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Ultras Ahlawy members attack Port Said volleyball team, injuring 10
Dozens of members belonging to Ultras Ahlawy, a group of hardcore football fans of Cairo’s Ahly team, stormed the Shooting…
Anger and joy follow Port Said football massacre verdict
Egypt
January 26, 2013
Anger and joy follow Port Said football massacre verdict
Families of defendants sentenced to death in the Port Said football massacre case attempted to storm the area of the…
21 Port Said football violence defendants sentenced to death
Egypt
January 26, 2013
21 Port Said football violence defendants sentenced to death
A Cairo court sentenced 21 of the defendants in the Port Said football violence case to death Saturday morning. The…
Premier League to resume mid-December
Egypt
November 22, 2012
Premier League to resume mid-December
The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Football Association decided on Thursday to resume football activities and resume the Premier…
Ahly to play Tunisia’s Esperance in African Champions League final
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Ahly to play Tunisia’s Esperance in African Champions League final
Ahly will play against Tunisia’s Esperance in the African Champions League final first-leg Sunday at Borg al-Arab stadium in Alexandria.…
Unresolved security, financial losses pose challenges to football
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Unresolved security, financial losses pose challenges to football
On Sunday 21 October, a number of Egyptian football league players and sports workers besieged the Baron Hotel in Heliopolis.…
Interior Ministry to allow fans into African Champions League match
Egypt
October 24, 2012
Interior Ministry to allow fans into African Champions League match
The Interior Ministry agreed on Wednesday to allow spectators into the 4 November African Champions League match between Ahly and…