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  • Afriyie Acquah eyes spot in Ghana national squad in Mundial

    Date: 2014-02-21 15:47:22 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:83 - ID:568678

    PARMA, Feb.21 (MENA) - Parma midfielder Afriyie Acquah has joined the list of Ghanaian players who have revealed their utmost desire to play the World Cup, Star Africa reported Friday. Acquah is considering a national call-up to Rio 2014, even if ....

  • Man Utd striker Wayne Rooney agrees new £300k per week deal

    Date: 2014-02-21 13:38:15 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:58 - ID:568492

    LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has agreed a new five-and-a-half year contract worth up to £300,000 a week, the BBC reported on Friday. The 28-year-old England international will extend his current contract by four ....

  • Beblawy congratulates Ahly on Africa Super Cup win

    Date: 2014-02-21 13:00:58 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:51 - ID:568388

    CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – Egypt's Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy has congratulated Al-Ahly team on winning the African Super Cup. Al-Ahly won the African Super Cup in Cairo after beating Sfaxie of Tunisia 3-2. Beblawy Friday hoped that sports ....

  • Sports Ministry stresses commitment to Lusanne agreement

    Date: 2014-02-20 17:44:44 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:165 - ID:567288

    CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – Egypt's Minister of Sports Taher Abu-Zaid on Thursday sent a formal letter to the International Olympic Committee to stress commitment to an agreement reached with Egypt's official in Lausanne in November over a new sports ....

  • African football officials arrive in Cairo

    Date: 2014-02-20 13:37:17 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:98 - ID:566487

    CAIRO, Feb. 20 (MENA) – A group of African leading sports officials arrived in Cairo on Thursday to attend the signing ceremony of a cooperation protocol between the Confederation of African Football and Union of European Football Associations. ....

  • Nigeria: Hayatou to Host Maigari in Cairo

    Date: 2014-02-20 11:54:29 GMT - Nigeria - Sports - SN:69 - ID:566027

    ABUJA, Feb 20 (MENA) - President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, will be a special guest of CAF President, Alhaji Issa Hayatou in Cairo Friday, All Africa reported Thursday. The CAF president has invited Maigari and ....

  • Chile to face Egypt, N. Ireland in friendlies

    Date: 2014-02-20 08:03:00 GMT - Chile - Sports - SN:22 - ID:565882

    SANTIAGO, Feb 20 (MENA) Chile will warm up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ with friendlies against African heavyweights Egypt and European opposition in the shape of Northern Ireland, Supersport reported Thursday. Chile, who reached the last-16 ....

  • UEFA president arrives in Egypt

    Date: 2014-02-19 19:18:31 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:183 - ID:565429

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - UEFA president Michel Platini arrived in Cairo Wednesday on a visit to Cairo to ink a cooperation agreement with Confederation of African Football (CAF). The CAF will hold a press conference on Thursday to discuss all ....

  • Sports clubs urged to hold board elections on time

    Date: 2014-02-19 15:24:56 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:139 - ID:565033

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - The general syndicate of clubs has called for holding board elections of sports clubs on time. This sends a positive message about stability in the country, the syndicate said in its meeting Wednesday. (MENA) MA/RE ....

  • Al Ahly resorts to Jose to win CAF Super Cup

    Date: 2014-02-18 19:31:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:186 - ID:563305

    CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) – Egypt's Al Ahly has not found an alternative except for its former Portuguese coach Manual Jose to win the title of CAF Super Cup in a game before Tunisia's Sfaxien, the Start Africa website said on Tuesday. Al Ahly has ....

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