Five African nations made it through to the World Cup final qualifiers with one round remaining until the end of the group stage.
Egypt edged Mozambique 1-0 in Maputo to maintain a 100% winning record and clinch top spot of Group G, despite Guinea 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe.
In Group A, Ethiopia (...)
MOZAMBIQUE vs. EGYPT
Kickoff: 15.00 CLT
World Cup African qualifiers Group G
Venue: Estadio da Machava, Maputo
MATCH FACTS
-The last four matches between Egypt and Zimbabwe ended in the same result...2-0 Egypt.
-Mozambique have never scored a goal against Egypt in their history of (...)
2000 An injury-time killer for Ismaili against Ahli in an epic 4-3 league thriller.
2001 Barakat's first and most famous international goal vs. Algeria; a strike that paved way for Egypt's thumping 5-2 World Cup qualifying victory.
2002 A superb solo goal for Ismaili against Zamalek in the (...)
On June 12 1990, Egypt registered a historic 1-1 draw with reigning European champions Holland in the World Cup in Italy.
The mighty Dutch – boasting the likes of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Ronald Koeman – were tipped for a comprehensive victory over the Pharaohs in (...)
0 The number of goals scored by Mido in spells with Roma, West Ham and Barnsley.
3 Continental club goals Mido scored...two for Marseille in the UEFA Champions League and one for Zamalek.
5 Red cards Mido received in his entire career, three of which required three-match bans.
7 Days during which (...)
Egypt's records
-Egypt scored four goals in an away qualifying game for the first time since 2008...a 4-0 victory in Djibouti in the World Cup qualifiers.
-Zimbabwe conceded four goals at home for the first time since a 4-2 defeat to Malawi in 1986. It is also the first time ever they were hit by (...)
Egypt grabbed a 4-2 away victory over Zimbabwe in the World Cup qualifiers thanks to a superb performance by Mohamed Salah and Mohamed Abou-Treika.
Basel star Salah created the opening goal for Abou-Treika after just six minutes as Knowledge Musona equalized for the home side.
Salah restored (...)
ZIMBABWE vs. EGYPT
Kickoff: 15.00 CLT
World Cup African qualifiers Group G
Venue: National Sports Stadium, Harare
MATCH FACTS
- Egypt are the only nation on a 100% winning record in the African qualifiers so far.
-Since 2005, Zimbabwe have only lost one competetive home game out of 14, a 1-0 defeat (...)
Zimbabwe coach Klaus-Dieter Pagels highlighted the influence of Mohamed Salah ahead of Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Egypt.
The Warriors are braced for a tough test against Group G leaders Egypt, with Basel ace Salah regarded as the Pharaohs main source of danger.
"Salah is their outstanding (...)
Zamalek veteran Ahmed Hassan believes he deserves a recall to the Egypt national team after doing everything he can on the pitch.
The world's most-capped footballer was once again overlooked by manager Bob Bradley, with Egypt preparing for World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
"My (...)
Egypt were held to a 1-1 draw by Botswana in a warm-up game ahead of the World Cup qualifiers.
An early goal by Jerome Ramatlhakwane gave African minnows Botswana a shock fifth minute lead, but the fit-again Hegazi equalized with a header near the break.
Egypt prepare to take on Zimbabwe in Harare (...)
Ismaili and ENPPI have been eliminated from the African Confederation Cup round of 16 with aggregate defeats to Bizertin and Saint George.
Despite a winner from midfielder Ahmed Khairi, Ismaili failed to overturn their 3-0 first-leg trailing to Tunisia's Bizertin.
In the other match, ENPPI came (...)
Zamalek are looking for a manager to replace Jorvan Vieira after the Brazilian had announced that he will be leaving this summer.
“We are not yet decided whether the man who will follow Vieira will be Egyptian or not," Zamalek board member Ayman Younes told FilGoal.com.
“We are also considering the (...)
Basel have taken a giant leap towards a fourth consecutive Swiss Super League title with a 1-0 victory over Young Boys.
A 55th minute penalty from Fabian Frei gave the title holders a much-needed win, which kept them three points ahead of rivals Grasshoppers with one week to go.
Record holders (...)
Egypt coach Bob Bradley has announced a provisional squad of 30 players for the World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Mozambique next month.
The list included 11 players from Zamalek as Hazem Emam – who played one international against Malawi in a friendly in 2009 - was the most notable name (...)
Ahli youngster Amr Gamal completed a superb comeback to help the league holders beat Ghazl Mahalla 2-1 in the final four minutes.
The 20-year-old Gamal came off the bench to score the winner in the 90th minute after Walid Soliman had equalized a few minutes earlier.
Ghazl Mahalla's goal came from a (...)
On May 27 1934, Egypt played their first match at the World Cup finals, losing 4-2 to Hungary in a controversial first-round affair in Napoli.
At the Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, the Hungarians took a double lead through Pal Teleki and Geza Toldi, but Egypt star Abdul-Rahman Fawzi scored twice to (...)
BEST GOAL: Al-Adham and Zika
Gouna Ashour Al-Adham unleashes a 35-yard rocket to win the game for his team...
...and Contractors Zika scores with a terrific lobbed goal after a penalty save and a great through ball.
BEST SAVE: Akabawi and Fawzi
Contractors keeper Mohamed Al-Akabawi superbly saves a (...)
Zamalek have advanced to the Egypt Cup round of 16 with a 3-0 victory over second-division Tersana.
All goals came in the first half as Cameroonian midfielder Alexis Mendomo scored his maiden Zamalek goal in what was a highly-controversial opener
Ahmed Eid doubled the lead before Ahmed Magdi sealed (...)
Basel do not intend to sell Mohamed Salah this summer, revealed club GM Georg Heitz.
After signing from Arab Contractors last year, Egypt forward Salah has been dubbed a player for the future with the Swiss giants intending to sell him to a bigger club.
The 21-year-old, who dazzled in his first (...)
BEST GOAL: Slick Smouha and Mohsen's rocket
A beautiful team goal finished off by Smouha's Ibrahim Abdul-Khalek...
...and a cracking freekick by Petrojet's Marwan Mohsen
BEST SAVE: Cisse denied
Zamalek's in-form striker denied a goal after 28 seconds by a terrific save from Contractors Mohamed (...)
Ahli and Zamalek have been drawn in the same CAF Champions League group for the third time.
The bitter Cairo rivals, who were also paired together last season, clash once again in Group A alongside Leopards of Congo and South Africa's Orlando Pirates.
Leopards - the reigning champions of the (...)
Ahli became the first team to qualify for the Egyptian league knockouts with a dramatic win over Harras Hodoud.
A first-half penalty by the fit-again Walid Soliman gave Ahli the lead for most of the game until former Reds striker Sherif Ashraf came off the bench to level on 87 minutes.
But defender (...)
Zamalek dropped their first three points this season after losing 2-1 to Petrojet in the Egyptian Premier League.
After an unprecedented start of 10 straight wins, Jorvan Vieira's side conceded in the last three minutes of the game when youngster Mohamed Ragab came off the bench to score.
Burkina (...)
Ahli new manager Mohamed Youssef was off to a winning start as the defending champions claimed a 2-1 victory over Bani Suef Telephones.
Coach Youssef, who only replaced Hossam Al-Badri this week, made some changes to his side which included the return of Ahmed Shedid to the team's line-up and a (...)