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 […]

Cairo (AFP) – A court Monday upheld death sentences against 10 people over rioting at a Port Said football stadium five years ago that killed 74 fans and sparked more violence in Egypt. The February 2012 riot, the country's deadliest sports-related violence, broke out when fans of home team Al-Masry and Cairo's Al-Ahly clashed after […]

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt has added Mohamed Aboutrika — one of the most successful African footballers of his generation — to its terror watch list on suspicions he financed the banned Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer said Tuesday. The Brotherhood was outlawed in 2013, months after the army overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, who hailed from […]

Milan (AFP) – He may have failed to impress Jose Mourinho, but Mohamed Salah has the chance at the Africa Cup of Nations to demonstrate just why he has been hailed as the 'Egyptian Messi'. "Salah looks great," Egypt coach Hector Cuper told the asroma.it website on Wednesday. "If he continues the way he's going, […]

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt's all-time top goalscorer Hossam Hassan will go on trial Saturday for allegedly assaulting a government photographer during clashes after a match involving his club, a court official said. Scuffles broke out on Friday between players of Al-Masry — the Port Said team where Hassan is now head coach — and Ghazl […]

Egypt, coached by Bob Bradley, have accomplished so much in the past two years under the leadership of the American — even despite the Port Said riots and the national league being shut down. Against all the odds, Egypt qualified for the World Cup play-off round on the African continent, but now faces an extremely […]