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  • Guinea hold Madagascar to 2-2 draw at AFCON

    Date: 2019-06-22 22:08:07 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:56 - ID:7992303

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 22 (MENA) – Guinea and Madagascar were held to a 2-2 draw on Saturday in Group B of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which kicked off on June 21. Sory Kaba opened the scoring for Guinea after 34 minutes into the ....

  • Uganda top AFCON Group A with 2-0 win over DR Congo

    Date: 2019-06-22 22:07:36 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:55 - ID:7992266

    CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) – Uganda on Saturday made a 2-0 victory over DR Congo to lead Group A of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which kicked off on June 21. Thanks to two goals from Patrick Kaddu and Emmanuel Okwi, Uganda hold the first ....

  • Nigeria kick off AFCON journey with 1-0 late win over Burundi

    Date: 2019-06-22 22:06:55 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:54 - ID:7992265

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 22 (MENA) – Nigeria on Saturday defeated Burundi 1-0 in the opener of Group B of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which kicked off on June 21. With just 13 minutes to go, Odion Ighalo netted the winner for Nigeria ....

  • Sisi hails Egyptians' respectable behavior at Cairo Stadium

    Date: 2019-06-22 21:36:35 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:52 - ID:7992258

    CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday hailed Egyptian young people who appeared in a video cleaning seats of the Cairo International Stadium following the opener of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Friday. "I ....

  • Liverpool marks 2nd anniversary Salah's contract

    Date: 2019-06-22 15:35:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:33 - ID:7991764

    LONDON, June 22 (MENA) - Liverpool celebrated on Saturday that it's been two years since Mohamed Salah joined the club. "A lot has happened since @MoSalah​ joined the Reds #onthisday in 2017", the club tweeted. It cited several achievements made ....

  • Egypt's ambassador: Measures eased for Algerian fans in 2019 AFCON

    Date: 2019-06-22 15:04:05 GMT - Algeria - Sports - SN:32 - ID:7991667

    ALGIERS, June 22 (MENA) - Egypt’s ambassador to Algeria Ayman Mesharrafa said Saturday that Cairo has provided full facilitation to Algerian football fans and eased their entry measures to support their national team in the 2019 Africa Cup of ....

  • Moroccan ambassador urges nationals to visit Egypt

    Date: 2019-06-22 14:35:23 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:31 - ID:7991580

    CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - Moroccan Ambassador in Cairo Ahmed Eltazy on Saturday called on Moroccans to visit tourist destinations in Egypt including Giza Pyramids, Khan El-Khalili and the Egyptian Museum. The diplomat made his remark at Cairo ....

  • CAF praises Egyptian fans at Cairo stadium

    Date: 2019-06-22 11:26:09 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:20 - ID:7991368

    CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) lauded the good behavior shown by Egyptian fans at the end of the Pharaohs' first Group A clash against Zimbabwe in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), hosted by Egypt. "Here's ....

  • FIFA president leaves Cairo after AFCON opening ceremony

    Date: 2019-06-22 10:51:29 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:17 - ID:7991387

    CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - President of the Confederation of the International Football Association "FIFA", Gianni Infantino left here on Saturday morning after attending the opening ceremony of the African Nations Championship 2019 (AFCON) at Cairo ....

  • Cameroon's national team land in Egypt for AFCON 2019

    Date: 2019-06-21 22:58:59 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:69 - ID:7990981

    CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - Cameroon's national football team arrived in Cairo Friday. The Cameroonian team were picked in Group F alongside Ghana, Guinea Bissau and Benin. (MENA) H M E/M S H ....

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