Football
Barca urges Israel-Palestinian peace match
Egypt
February 21, 2013
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
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…
Qatar a ‘slave state’ for World Cup workers, says unionist
Egypt
February 10, 2013
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
January 31, 2013
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
January 28, 2013
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
January 26, 2013
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
January 10, 2013
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
December 30, 2012
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
December 16, 2012
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…