Football

Barca urges Israel-Palestinian peace match
Egypt

Barca urges Israel-Palestinian peace match

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell on Thursday suggested a football match between Israel and the Palestinians with players from both sides…
Football association denies report of Africa cup heist
Egypt

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

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…
Qatar a ‘slave state’ for World Cup workers, says unionist
Egypt

Qatar a ‘slave state’ for World Cup workers, says unionist

Scores of migrant labourers facing “slavery” conditions will likely die to build Qatar’s stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, a…
Canal cities organize nightly football matches to defy curfew
Egypt

Canal cities organize nightly football matches to defy curfew

In defiance of the state of emergency declared amid unrest in Suez Canal Zone cities, some activists are organizing football…
The end game for Port Said: Football case reveals new breadth of politics
Egypt

The end game for Port Said: Football case reveals new breadth of politics

PORT SAID — While wall graffiti in Cairo is fixated on the dead, those of Port Said are fixated on…
Ultras gather at club ahead of Port Said case hearing
Egypt

Ultras gather at club ahead of Port Said case hearing

Hundreds of Ahly football fans gathered around the premises of the club in Cairo on Saturday morning to head to…
Ahly fans mobilize for sentencing in football violence trial
Egypt

Ahly fans mobilize for sentencing in football violence trial

  Hardcore football fan group Ultras Ahlawy is mobilizing supporters to rally for the court sentencing of defendants accused of…
Soccer league to resume play in February
Egypt

Soccer league to resume play in February

  Egypt’s general soccer league will resume in February, coinciding with the first anniversary of the Port Said stadium massacre,…
Premier League football play to resume on 30 December
Egypt

Premier League football play to resume on 30 December

The Egyptian Football Association announced on Sunday it would resume Premier League play on 30 December, after postponing matches for…
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