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FIFA presidential candidate: Qatar should stage World Cup only if exploitation stops
World
November 21, 2014
FIFA presidential candidate: Qatar should stage World Cup only if exploitation stops
The 2022 World Cup should be held in Qatar only if the exploitation of migrant workers stops, FIFA presidential candidate…
18 percent of Egyptians watch World Cup matches: Baseera
Egypt
July 1, 2014
18 percent of Egyptians watch World Cup matches: Baseera
A poll by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) showed that only four percent of Egyptians regularly watch…
Islamists kill 50 in Kenya, some during World Cup screening
World
June 17, 2014
Islamists kill 50 in Kenya, some during World Cup screening
Somali-linked Islamists have killed at least 50 people in a Kenyan coastal town, executing men in front of their families…
Salafi leader Borhamy forbids Watching World Cup matches
Egypt
June 15, 2014
Salafi leader Borhamy forbids Watching World Cup matches
Vice-Chief of the Salafi Dawa Yasser Borhamy has issued a religious edict, saying that Muslims are forbidden from watching football…
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh invited to deliver speech about peace at the World Cup opening
Egypt
April 15, 2014
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh invited to deliver speech about peace at the World Cup opening
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb met on Tuesday with Brazilian Ambassador Marco Brandao, who handed him an invitation from Brazilian…
EFA chief says new national team’s coach will be surprise
Egypt
October 23, 2013
EFA chief says new national team’s coach will be surprise
Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Chief Gamal Allam said the Egyptian national team coach succeeding Bob Bradley will be surprise for…
Egypt to play Ghana in World Cup play-offs
Egypt
September 16, 2013
Egypt to play Ghana in World Cup play-offs
Egypt are to play Ghana in the latest 2014 World Cup play-offs which will decide who goes to Brazil, according…
EFA loses out on LE2m after football league cancelled
Egypt
August 28, 2013
EFA loses out on LE2m after football league cancelled
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Tuesday that it has lost around LE2 million since the Egyptian league, Egyptian…
Morsy promises to reward youth national football team
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Morsy promises to reward youth national football team
President Mohamed Morsy has announced that the Egyptian national youth team players will receive rewards for winning the Africa Cup…
Egypt national team coach Gohary dies at 74
Egypt
September 3, 2012
Egypt national team coach Gohary dies at 74
Mahmoud al-Gohary, former coach of the Egyptian national team and adviser to the Jordanian Football Association, died Monday morning at…