Shehata had said he was contacted by Nigeria following the African Cup of Nations – which Egypt won for a third straight time – and allegedly had offered him a

CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) is giving national team manager Hassan Shehata one more chance to take the Pharaohs to the World Cup in four years.

Back in the United Kingdom – where I’m from – a new phrase entered the national consciousness during the 2004 European Championships: ‘football is the new religion’.

The reason behind my mounting disgust towards the behavior of our North African aficionados is that Arabs have suffered enough already and there is no need to flex fists over

The MB parliamentary bloc congratulated Egypt 's football players after their outstanding performance and 4 nil victory against Algeria on Thursday.

CAIRO: Egypt struck twice in the final five minutes of Monday’s quarterfinal match in Angola to book their place in the final four of the African Cup of Nations.

As the crowd began to exit a Cairo cafe on Wednesday night, the smiles that graced scores of Egyptians were part of the hope and optimism created by the national