Zamalek's veteran winger Mahmoud Shikabala had his eight-month ban, imposed over a heated argument with Egypt's football chief, reduced to eight games, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Wednesday.
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Unfancied Talae El-Geish caused a huge upset after beating Cairo powerhouses Ahly 3-2 on penalties following a 0-0 draw on Tuesday to win the Egyptian Super Cup for their first ever title.
Goalkeeper Mohamed Bassam was the hero in Alexandria, (...)
Egypt striker Mostafa Mohamed came off the bench to score at the death and salvage a 1-1 draw away to Gabon in the World Cup qualifiers on Sunday after the Pharaohs had once again produced a lackluster display.
The visitors were largely outplayed by (...)
An early penalty from Magdi Afsha gave an otherwise disjointed Egypt side a 1-0 victory over Angola in their opening Group F game of the World Cup qualifiers in Cairo on Wednesday.
The Ahly playmaker dispatched a fifth-minute spot kick that proved (...)
Zamalek's veteran winger Mahmoud Shikabala was handed an eight-month ban on Sunday after being involved in a heated exchange with the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) chief during the team's league celebrations on Friday.
Shikabala, a fan (...)
Champions Zamalek concluded their triumphant Egyptian Premier League campaign with a 1-1 draw against NBE club while runners-up Ahly snatched a stoppage-time 2-1 victory over relegated Aswan on Friday.
A celebratory mood engulfed Zamalek's game (...)
Egypt put up a brave fight but ended up losing 27-23 to France in the semi-final of the Olympic Games on Thursday. However, they will still have a chance to win a historic bronze medal.
The Pharaohs made their first ever semi-final appearance and, (...)
A toothless Egypt side were outplayed by Brazil to lose 1-0 and bow out of the Olympic Games at the quarter-final stage on Saturday, missing out on what would have been their first semi-final appearance in 57 years.
Playmaker Matheus Cunha netted (...)
Egypt's U23 football team will need to cause a huge upset and overcome 2016 gold medalists Brazil on Saturday if they are to qualify for their first Olympic Games semi-final in 57 years.
The Pharaohs beat the odds by advancing to the last eight (...)
Egypt's U23 football team reached the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games with a 2-0 victory over Australia in their final Group C game on Wednesday, having adopted a firm attacking strategy that stood in stark contrast to two cautious approaches (...)
A resolute defensive display helped Egypt to a 0-0 draw against heavyweights Spain in their Group C opener of the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday, giving them hope that they can pull off an upset and reach the knockout phase.
Egypt's watertight (...)
A second-half blitz powered Ahly to their second straight African Champions League title and a record-extending 10th accolade with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Kaizer Chiefs in one-sided final in Casablanca on Saturday.
While South Africa's Chiefs, who (...)
Ahly's unsung crop of players might lack the kind of big names who propelled the team to unprecedented glory more than a decade ago but they can make their own history with another Champions League triumph on Saturday.
The Red Devils meet South (...)
Holders Ahly put Tunisia's Esperance to the sword with a ruthless display of attacking football in the second half to reach the African Champions League final for a second straight season with an impressive 3-0 home win on Saturday.
Ahly were (...)
Red-hot forward Mohamed Sherif broke the hearts of a small Esperance contingent in Tunis, with his second-half goal giving Ahly a precious 1-0 victory in the first leg of the African Champions League semi-final on Saturday.
Just when Esperance (...)
Ahly's African Champions League clash away to Esperance on Saturday brings back bitter memories for the Red Devils but they will have a chance for revenge in the semi-final first leg in Rades.
Esperance inflicted a painful 3-0 defeat on Ahly the (...)
A brilliant goal from in-form striker Mohamed Sherif set Ahly on their way to a 2-0 victory over Morocco's RS Berkane that gave them a record-extending seventh African Super Cup in Qatari capital Doha on Friday.
After a lethargic first half in which (...)
Egypt's Ahly continued their bid towards a second straight African Champions League title after holding Mamelodi Sundowns to a 1-1 away draw to reach the semis with a comfortable 3-1 aggregate victory on Saturday.
Deploying an ultra-defensive (...)
A dreadful late blunder by veteran keeper Denis Onyango gifted Ahly a 2-0 home victory over South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the African Champions League quarter-final on Saturday.
Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane emerged the winner (...)
Pitso Mosimane faces the club he led to African glory with the aim of knocking them out of the Champions League as Ahly host South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the competition's quarters on Saturday.
Both sides are familiar with (...)
Ferjani Sassi, a fan favourite who is likely to leave Zamalek at the end of the season, rescued the team from another Cairo derby defeat as his superb late curler earned them a 1-1 draw with Ahly in a top-of-the-table Egyptian Premier League clash (...)
A controversial penalty by Achraf Bencharki deep in stoppage time helped leaders Zamalek snatch a 1-1 draw with Pyramids FC in a pulsating see-saw Egyptian Premier League clash on Sunday.
While Pyramids utterly dominated the first half and looked to (...)
A brace from in-form striker Mohamed Sherif spared Ahly's blushes against Masry after the defending champions claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory in the Egyptian Premier League on Tuesday.
Sherif netted for the third game in his last four appearances (...)
A rare blunder by goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawi led to Ahly's first loss of the Egyptian Premier League this season as they conceded a last-gasp goal in a 2-1 defeat by a lively Smouha side on Wednesday.
Just when defending champions Ahly poured (...)
A double from forward Mohamed Sherif earned Ahly a precious 2-1 victory over Zamalek in an entertaining Egyptian Premier League clash on Sunday as the Red Devils made light of a string of injuries to assert their Cairo derby dominance.
Ahly, missing (...)