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Sisi urges national team players to win AFCON crown

Date: 2017-02-05 19:01:17 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:72 - ID:6469345

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi telephoned on Sunday players of the national team before the kick-off of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final between Egypt and Cameroon. During the phone conversation, Sisi urged ....

Youth min. heads to Gabon to support national team

Date: 2017-02-05 13:16:00 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:29 - ID:6467045

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz left here heading to Gabon to attend the final match between Egypt and Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations competition. MP Moustafa el Gendy and number of members of the ....

550 Egyptian fans head for Gabon to support their team in AFCON final

Date: 2017-02-05 11:17:44 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:20 - ID:6465457

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - As many as 550 Egyptian fans left on Sunday for Gabon to support their national football team in the Africa Cup of Nations final match which will be held at Stade d’Angondje in Gabon. Egyptian national football team coached ....

Big screens to be placed on Giza squares for African Cup of Nations final

Date: 2017-02-04 21:13:08 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:65 - ID:6463781

GIZA, Egypt, Feb 4 (MENA) – Giza Governor Mohamed Kamal el Dali said on Saturday that big screens will be placed in squares for citizens to watch the final match of the African Cup of Nations. Egypt will face Cameroon in the final of the ....

Returning Pharaohs set sights on AFCON glory, FIFA says

Date: 2017-02-04 19:57:49 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:56 - ID:6463073

ZURICH, Feb 4 (MENA) - The official site of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Saturday shed light on the Egyptian national team taking part in the final match of the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). "Not even the ....

Exceptional measures revealed for AFCON final

Date: 2017-02-04 17:27:50 GMT - Gabon - Sports - SN:51 - ID:6462041

LIBREVILLE, Feb 4 (MENA) - The organizing committee of the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday revealed that exceptional measures will be taken in the tournament's final game between Egypt and Cameroon Sunday. The game's technical ....

Sports minister in Gabon Sunday to support national team

Date: 2017-02-03 21:06:10 GMT - Gabon - Sports - SN:101 - ID:6458497

LIBREVILLE, Feb 3 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Khalid Abdel Aziz will arrive in the Gabonese capital, Libreville, Sunday to support the national team in the final of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), said President of Egyptian Football Association ....

Cameroon beat Ghana, to face Egypt in Africa Cup of Nations final

Date: 2017-02-02 23:06:43 GMT - Gabon - Sports - SN:111 - ID:6454321

LIBREVILLE, Feb 2 (MENA) - Cameroon will face Egypt in the African Nations Cup final after a 2-0 win over Ghana. Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui cashed in on a defensive mix-up in the 72nd minute, before Christian Bassogog scored a second on the break in ....

Egypt 'capable' of winning 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, says Hadary

Date: 2017-02-02 16:04:24 GMT - Gabon - Sports - SN:78 - ID:6451313

LIBREVILLE, Feb 2 (MENA) - Egypt's captain and goalkeeper Essam El Hadary said he wishes to please the Egyptian people via winning the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, stressing that Egypt can clinch its eighth title in the history of the ....

Gaza football fans burst into celebration after Egypt's victory over Burkina Faso

Date: 2017-02-02 12:47:58 GMT - palestine - Sports - SN:55 - ID:6449701

GAZA CITY, Feb 2 (MENA) - Minutes after the end of Egypt's game against Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final, Palestinian crowds swarmed into the streets of Gaza Strip to celebrate the Pharaohs' victory over the Stallions. On ....