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Egypt's Assem qualify for final of WKF Championship

Date: 2016-10-26 17:57:25 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:68 - ID:5844425

CAIRO, Oct 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Sarah Assem beat Bottaro Viviana of Italy to qualify for the final of the Kata contest of the the 2016 World Senior Championships of the World Karate Federation (WKF) in Linz of Austria, said Mostafa Fekry, a member of ....

Sports minister meets youths taking part in national conference

Date: 2016-10-24 19:52:29 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:92 - ID:5831321

CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) – Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz met on Monday with youths who will participate in the first National Youth Conference that will kick off on Tuesday in Sharm El Sheikh, to discuss the latest preparations for the ....

Zamalek miss CAF Champions League title

Date: 2016-10-23 22:48:02 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:94 - ID:5825953

ALEXANDRIA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt's Zamalek failed to score enough goals in the second leg of the final against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to lose the the title of the CAF Champions League. The sole goal of of the second leg was scored by ....

Egypt's embassy in Burkina Faso receives Ahly, Zamalek handball teams

Date: 2016-10-23 13:07:59 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:46 - ID:5822141

CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Burkina Faso received on Sunday Ahly and Zamalek handball teams, now participating in the African Handball Champions League. The event kicked off on Friday and will run until October 31. The ....

Youth, sports ministry issues new regulations for foreign coaches

Date: 2016-10-23 12:44:28 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:43 - ID:5822073

CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - The Youth and Sports Ministry issued on Sunday new regulations governing the work of foreign coaches in Egypt. Under the new regulations, any Egyptian sporting union seeking to sign or renew contracts with foreign coaches ....

Alexandria to host 1st edition of Arab football club championship in 2017

Date: 2016-10-22 22:41:58 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:83 - ID:5819649

CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Head of the Union of Arab Football Associations Turki bin Khalid bin Faisal revealed Saturday the first edition of a new championship for the top Arab football clubs would be staged in Egypt's Alexandria in 2017. In a press ....

CAF chief arrives in Cairo for CL Final

Date: 2016-10-22 21:11:49 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:78 - ID:5819325

CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou arrived in Cairo Saturday to attend the African Champions League's Final. The match is due to be played Sunday at Borg El Arab Stadium between Egypt's ....

Security, traffic plan developed to secure CAF CL Final in Alexandria stadium

Date: 2016-10-22 13:25:54 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:50 - ID:5817217

ALEXANDRIA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Alexandria security bodies have been put on high alert to secure the CAF Champions League's final match, scheduled Sunday at Borg El Arab Stadium between Egypt's Zamalek and South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns. Upon ....

Egypt with Ghana, Uganda, Mali in 2017 CAF Cup of Nations

Date: 2016-10-19 19:22:19 GMT - Gabon - Sports - SN:78 - ID:5802597

LIBREVILLE, Oct 19 (MENA) - Egypt will compete along with Ghana, Mali and Uganda in Group D in the 2017 CAF Cup of Nations in Gabon. The draw for the championship was held in Libreville on Wednesday. The top seeds before the draw were Gabon, ....

Zamalek's handball team leaves for African Champions League in Burkina Faso

Date: 2016-10-19 06:33:21 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:7 - ID:5796301

CAIRO, Oct 19 (MENA) - The nine-time Zamalek handball champions left for Burkina Faso on Wednesday to take part in the 38th African Handball Champions League, to kick off Friday and continue till October 30. The mission includes 18 players, ....