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  • Egypt drawn Group B of FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup

    Date: 2017-02-11 13:52:24 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:28 - ID:6502177

    CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - The Egyptian national team was drawn Group B of 2017 FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup, alongside Germany, Lithuania, and Puerto Rico. The 16-team event will take place on July 1 through 9 in the Egyptian capital of ....

  • Zamalek defeat Ahly 3-1 on penalties, win Egyptian Super Cup

    Date: 2017-02-10 19:23:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Sports - SN:67 - ID:6499773

    ABU DHABI, Feb 10 (MENA) - Zamalek defeated Ahly 3-1 on penalties in Abu Dhabi on Friday to win the Egyptian Super Cup. The match ended with a nil-nil draw and the two rivals played penalty shootouts. Ahmed Hegazy scored for Al Ahly while ....

  • Egyptian national team climbs 12 positions in FIFA ranking

    Date: 2017-02-09 10:55:17 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:27 - ID:6491193

    ZURICH, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Egyptian national football team climbed 12 positions in FIFA ranking to become number 1 at the African level and 23rd at the international level after reaching the 2017 African Cup of Nations finals. The team got 881 ....

  • PM greets national football team - minister

    Date: 2017-02-08 10:57:14 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:32 - ID:6485065

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail greeted Wednesday the national football team for its efforts exerted during the recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition, according to Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz. In a ....

  • UK envoy in Cairo hails Egyptian team for performance in AFCON

    Date: 2017-02-06 22:25:11 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:79 - ID:6476361

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - UK Ambassador to Egypt John Casson on Monday hailed the Egyptian national football team. Labeling Egypt’s goalkeeper Essam El Hadary as the “Godfather”, Casson said that all are proud of the Egyptian team achievements. ....

  • Russia increases 2018 World Cup budget by $325 million

    Date: 2017-02-06 19:51:42 GMT - Russia - Sports - SN:65 - ID:6475789

    MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - Russia has increased government spending on the 2018 World Cup by 19.1 billion rubles ($325 million) without explanation. Total spending rises to 638.8bn rubles ($10.8bn), with all of the increase coming from federal budget ....

  • Sisi thanks Egypt's football team on their performance

    Date: 2017-02-06 12:15:02 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:33 - ID:6472733

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday extended thanks to the Egyptian national football team on their efforts during the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Championship in Gabon. President Sisi earlier received the Egyptian ....

  • Egyptian national team fans back home

    Date: 2017-02-06 08:35:13 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:11 - ID:6470697

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Fans of the Egyptian national team returned home on Monday after attending Egypt-Cameroon match in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2017 final. The fans expressed their appreciation for the efforts exerted by the Egyptian ....

  • Sisi praises national team over 'honorable' performance

    Date: 2017-02-05 21:43:39 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:78 - ID:6469741

    CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed his appreciation to the national team’s players over their "honorable" performance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final between Egypt and Cameroon. Despite the defeat, Sisi said ....

  • Egypt lose to Cameroon in 2017 AFCON final

    Date: 2017-02-05 21:32:12 GMT - Gabon - Sports - SN:77 - ID:6469713

    LIBEREVILLE, Feb 5 (MENA) – An early goal scored by Arsenal's defensive midfielder Mohamed El Nenny just after 22 minutes was not enough for the national football team, which was defeated by Cameroon 1-2 Sunday in the 2017 African Cup of Nations ....

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