With two games remaining, Egypt now has eight points, tied with Comoros but ahead on goal difference. Kenya is third with three points while Togo lies at the bottom of the table with one point.
The first two teams in each group qualify for the 2021 (...)
The already Egyptian champions Ahly concluded their local season in style, defeating Talaea Al-Geish 3-0 in the last preparation before the final of the African Champions League. The goals were scored by Walid Suleiman inside the first minute and (...)
Mohamed Salah continued his brilliant start to the season by scoring an absolute cracker against Everton, although in a disappointing 2-2 draw at Goodison Park.
Liverpool were denied a last gasp victory thanks to a hugely controversial VAR decision (...)
So the rumours that have been circulating for some time now turned out to be true. Rene Weiler has officially left Ahly. The Swiss coach was growing increasingly agitated by living in Egypt away from his family because of the coronavirus and made (...)
It's a tale of two coaches for Egypt's top guns Ahly and Zamalek. Zamalek announced earlier this week that Jaime Pacheco, the Portuguese coach who managed the club back in 2014, is back in charge after the surprise resignation of fan favourite (...)
There was nothing new as Egyptian giants Ahly confirmed their domestic football domination, extending their record in the Egyptian Premier League by winning this season's title, their 42nd in history and fifth in a row.
The Red Devils won the title (...)
Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Al-Nenni played a starring role as Arsenal defeated Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time to win the Community Shield, the annual football match played between the winners of the Premier League and (...)
Mohamed Salah and Liverpool lost to Arsenal 2-1 away from home with Salah having an off day to all but end his chances of claiming a third Golden Boot in a row as the league's top scorer.
Liverpool's goal was scored by Sadio Mane. His strike partner (...)
On 25 June, when Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-1, Liverpool was officially declared winner of the English Premier League after 30 years, mathematically ending City's near dead hopes of catching the Reds.
Mohamed Salah's 17 league goals have so far (...)
It was a mixed week for Egyptian football teams in Africa. Giants Ahly and Zamalek lost while Pyramids and Masri won.
First, 10-man Ahly lost their first game under their new Swiss manager Rene Weiler in the Champions League when they suffered a 1-0 (...)
The senior Egyptian national football team started their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign under new coach Hossam Al-Badri and what a start it was. Disastrous to say the least. Being paired in a group that included Kenya, Togo and Comoros it (...)
Egypt's football team took a big step towards qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after it defeated Ghana 3-2 in the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, coming from behind twice in a thrilling encounter.
The win gave Egypt a perfect record of six points (...)
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is just around the corner and this edition of the tournament promises to be one of the best ever given what we saw from our African stars this season across the big leagues.
The likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, (...)
There are no surprises regarding the players picked for next week's Africa Cup of Nations, or AFCON. Egypt's Mexican football coach Javier Aguirre and his staff played it safe, unlike what his Argentine predecessor Hector Cuper did at last year's (...)
Egypt's superstar Mohamed Salah once again confirmed his status as one of the world's best players as he retained the Golden Boot in the Premier League this season. Despite a significant dip in form in the middle of the season that saw Salah go nine (...)
If you are a true Ahly fan, then you're surely living a nightmare these days and it's easy to see why. The reigning Egyptian league football champions are struggling big time on and off the pitch this season while their fierce rivals Zamalek are (...)
If you don't remember who finished last season as the Premier League's top scorer you can just check the current leading goal scorer and he's the same exact player. His name is Mohamed Salah. Back to his very best, Salah destroyed a usually strong (...)
Egypt's superstar Mohamed Salah continued his great run of form as he notched his seventh league goal of the season and ninth overall when he guided Liverpool to a 3-0 win over hosts Watford.
Salah and Liverpool travelled to Watford knowing they (...)
If you're a neutral fan and do not support either Ahly or Zamalek you'll certainly be enjoying the ongoing banter between the two sets of fans. And if you support any of the two Egyptian giants, you can still enjoy being part of unprecedented (...)
The five-man shortlist for the 2018 BBC African Footballer of the Year has been announced. Mehdi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane, Thomas Partey and Mohamed Salah are all in contention with our Egyptian superstar the favourite to retain the (...)
Egypt's superstar Mohamed Salah broke yet another record this week to remind everyone he's still the main man for the Reds and their biggest hope if Liverpool are to win the Premier League and Champions League this season. Salah became the fastest (...)
For the second time this season in the Premier League, Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah came up with the only goal of the game to give Liverpool another valuable three points. After scoring the winner against Brighton in game week three, he did the (...)
Zamalek beat Al-Hilal 2-1 to win the first Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup match in 15 years and the third overall. Zamalek took part in the game after winning the Egypt Cup title last season while Al-Hilal are the current champions of the Saudi (...)
Is Egypt's superstar Mohamed Salah in need of more confidence? The question has been asked constantly this season as Salah is finding it a bit difficult to replicate last season's form in terms of performance and stats. This week Salah and Liverpool (...)
As expected, Luka Modric beat out Cristiano Ronaldo and Egypt's superstar Mohamed Salah to win the Best Player of the Year Award at the FIFA awards in London on Monday night. The outcome of the ceremony was never in doubt as fans and pundits (...)