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EFA chief hails Aswan Stadium
Date: 2014-08-30 17:12:01 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:85 - ID:898579
ASWAN, Aug 30 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Football Association Gamal Allam hailed on Saturday the magnificent capabilities of Aswan Stadium that would be inaugurated today in Egypt vs Kenya friendly. Aswan Stadium was developed to comply with ....
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FIFA threatens to ban Nigeria over disputed elections
Date: 2014-08-29 21:21:33 GMT - Nigeria - Sports - SN:104 - ID:897370
ABUJA, Aug 29 (MENA) - World football governing body FIFA has warned Nigeria could be banned by Tuesday if an "elected" executive committee led by Chris Giwa does not vacate the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) office by midnight Monday, Nigerian ....
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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona Drawn with Paris Saint-Germain
Date: 2014-08-28 18:09:00 GMT - France - Sports - SN:108 - ID:896052
MONAKO, Aug 28 (MENA) - The initial challenge for the Road to Berlin has been set, and FC Barcelona were drawn into Group F with Paris Saint-Germain FC, AFC Ajax and APOEL FC. The Champions League Group Stage draw was held on Thursday at the ....
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Senegal clash in 2015 CAN qualifiers 'not easy': Egypt coach
Date: 2014-08-28 12:47:04 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:67 - ID:895474
ASWAN, Aug 28 (MENA) - Egypt manager Shawki Gharib has said the first match of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifiers against Senegal will be difficult, especially it will be played away. "We will play to win this match," he told MENA, ....
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Egypt's Karate team leaves for Arab championship in Jordan
Date: 2014-08-27 08:56:02 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:33 - ID:893421
CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Egypt's Karate team left for Jordan on Wednesday to take part in the Arab Championship for Seniors to start later in the day. The Egyptian mission includes 21 players and administrative staffers. Ten Arab teams are ....
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Congo want to relocate Nigeria match
Date: 2014-08-26 11:55:17 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Sports - SN:69 - ID:892113
KINSHASA, Aug 26 (MENA) - Congo have requested CAF to relocate their 2015 Orange AFCON qualifiers’ opening match against the Super Eagles outside Nigeria due to the Ebola outbreak, StarAfrica reported on Tuesday. The game is scheduled on ....
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EFA denies sending official request to CAF to host African Cup of Nations
Date: 2014-08-26 10:32:11 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:45 - ID:891898
CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has denied news that it submitted an official request to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for Egypt to host the African Cup of Nations in 2017 or 2019. The issue has not ....
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EFA says yet to receive Interior Ministry approval on premier league
Date: 2014-08-25 19:37:12 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:125 - ID:891181
CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) – The media official of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) denied on Monday that he said that the Interior Ministry agreed that the kick-off of the premier league will be on September 14. In statements to MENA, Azmi ....
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Di Maria leaving Real, says Ancelotti
Date: 2014-08-24 16:57:07 GMT - Spain - Sports - SN:116 - ID:889293
MADRID, Aug 24 (MENA) - Carlo Ancelotti says Angel Di Maria is leaving Real Madrid - so a move to Manchester United for around £64 million is now likely to be completed in the coming days. Di Maria did not take part in training at Real's Valdebebas ....
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Theresa May considering banning orders to combat British extremism
Date: 2014-08-23 20:36:51 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:99 - ID:888003
LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - The home Office is poised to bring in laws to tackle British extremists in the wake of the killing of US journalist James Foley by a jihadist with an English accent. Home secretary Theresa May said that Britain must ....