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Liverpool ask Egypt to leave Salah out, get quick response

Liverpool ask Egypt to leave Salah out, get quick response

Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's and Egypt's talismanic star, has lately found himself embroiled in the age-old tension between club and nation. After hearing Liverpool's plea that the 31-year-old attacker sit out March friendlies, the Egyptian FA nevertheless chose to call him up to the squad. Salah has only managed 35 minutes of playing time for the […]

News

/ 294 days ago

Liverpool ask Egypt to leave Salah out, get quick response

Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's and Egypt's talismanic star, has lately found himself embroiled in the age-old tension between club and nation. After hearing Liverpool's plea that the 31-year-old attacker sit out March friendlies, the Egyptian FA nevertheless chose to call him up to the squad. Salah has only managed 35 minutes of playing time for the […]

News

/ 296 days ago

Belgian Pro League serves as model for Egyptian Premier League

This coming season, the Egyptian Premier League will follow a new structure, according to its president Ahmed Diab's Tuesday announcement. There has been no clear end date for the Egyptian league's seasons since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in 2020. Several postponements further compounded the problem, having a detrimental impact on the clubs. Diab now […]

AFCON

/ 335 days ago

Mohamed Salah injury rules star out for a month, not two games

Egyptian star Mohamed Salah picked up an injury at the African Cup of Nations that is worse than experts originally estimated. Salah required a substitution in Egypt's 2-2 draw against Ghana because of a muscle injury that popped up in first-half stoppage time. Initial concerns were just a small muscle injury. Now, Salah's agent says […]

AFCON

/ 338 days ago

Salah suffers injury at AFCON: How long will he be out?

In Thursday's 2-2 tie in AFCON between Egypt and Ghana, skipper Mohamed Salah was substituted out just before halftime due to an injury. As time ran down in the first half, Egypt took a major hit when the winger fell after touching the ball and instantly indicated he couldn't keep playing. After holding his left […]

AFCON

/ 349 days ago

Africa Cup of Nations games to watch in group stage

Finally, the Africa Cup of Nations is here. After a tumultuous two-year period that saw the first African nation make the World Cup semifinals, multiple scandals inside CAF, an African "Super League," and over $118 million allocated to improving soccer infrastructure in Africa, the 34th AFCON has arrived. Read on to find out the best […]

Egypt

/ 520 days ago

Egypt national team TV schedule: View Pharaohs Games On TV

This Egypt National Football Team TV schedule has all the information needed for Pharaohs fans in the United States. Egypt are one of the first African national soccer teams, and the most successful team on the continent, with their seven AFCON titles. Egypt National Team TV schedule and streaming links First game: August 28, 1920 […]

Egypt

/ 520 days ago

Egypt national team TV schedule: View Pharaohs Games On TV

This Egypt National Football Team TV schedule has all the information needed for Pharaohs fans in the United States. Egypt are one of the first African national soccer teams, and the most successful team on the continent, with their seven AFCON titles. Egypt National Team TV schedule and streaming links First game: August 28, 1920 […]

Egypt

/ 865 days ago

Zamalek president jailed for insulting rival

Cairo (AFP) – An Egyptian appeals court has sentenced the president of Zamalek football club to a month in prison for insulting the president of bitter rivals Al-Ahly, a judicial source told AFP on Wednesday.  Al-Ahly and Zamalek, the country's two biggest clubs and among the continent's most succesful, are historic rivals whose fans regularly […]
ByAFP

benfica

/ 894 days ago

Former Benfica coach Rui Vitoria takes over Egypt national team

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt has named Rui Vitoria, formerly of Portugal's Benfica, as the coach for its national team after Ehab Galal was sacked, according to a statement on Tuesday. "The Egyptian Football Association has reached a final deal with Portuguese Rui Vitoria to lead the Egyptian national team for the next four years," the […]
ByAFP

benfica

/ 894 days ago

Former Benfica coach Rui Vitoria takes over Egypt national

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt has named Rui Vitoria, formerly of Portugal's Benfica, as the coach for its national team after Ehab Galal was sacked, according to a statement on Tuesday. "The Egyptian Football Association has reached a final deal with Portuguese Rui Vitoria to lead the Egyptian national team for the next four years," the […]
ByAFP

Salah-less Egypt suffer shock AFCON loss to Ethiopia

Johannesburg (AFP) – Egypt sorely missed injured captain Mohamed Salah as they slumped to a shock 2-0 defeat by Ethiopia on Thursday in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying.   A strain ruled out the prolific Liverpool scorer after he defied his club last Sunday and played in a victory over Guinea despite not […]
ByAFP