CAIRO: The Egyptian pair Mohamed Abdel-Wahed and Mohamed Samir played well as SK Lierse beat KSK Ronse 2-0 in the Belgian second division. The win lifts Lierse to second position in the table with 24 points, the club s best so far in the season. Lierse opened the scoring on nine minutes thanks to a …

CAIRO: Wigan Athletic manager Steve Bruce said that the club might not be able to permanently sign Amr Zaki if the Egyptian s price keeps going up. Zaki is currently on a one-year loan contract at Wigan from Zamalek; the deal gives the Latics an advantage of signing the 25-year-old ahead of other clubs, upon …

CAIRO: Five Ahly players have been called up by coach Hassan Shehata for Egypt’s upcoming friendly game against Benin on Nov. 19. Shehata has been waiting until Ahly finishes their commitments in the CAF African Champions League before announcing his final squad to meet Benin. Egypt assistant coach Shawki Gharib told FilGoal.com that Shehata decided …

CAIRO: Zamalek skipper Ayman Abdel-Aziz has been ruled out of the club s crucial away game against league leaders Petrojet on Nov. 14 due to injury. The midfielder will not be traveling with the squad to Suez after skipping the team s Wednesday training session because of a muscle injury. The former Trabzonspor man is …

CAIRO: Masry coach Hossam Hassan expressed his hope that his team can beat Police Union and dedicate the win in memory of late president Sayed Metwalli. The former Ahly and Zamalek star convened with his players ahead of the home clash, and urged them not to be affected by Metwalli s sudden departure. The players …

CAIRO: Egypt and Wigan Athletic striker Amr Zaki is taking part in an English nationwide campaign to keep British cities “tidy. Alongside teammates Daniel De Ridder and Antonio Valencia, 25-year-old Zaki wore shirts with slogans supporting the Big Tidy Up campaign on Wednesday. Zaki has taken football by storm this season and he is a …

PORT SAID: Masry will fly to Saudi Arabia on Nov. 14 to face Ittihad Jeddah as part of the team s preparations for the Egyptian league. The Port Said club will meet Ittihad on Nov. 16, and Coach Hossam Hassan is set to announce the traveling squad after the Police Union game on Thursday. The …

CAIRO: Zamalek acting president Mohamed Amer confirmed that he still hopes of convincing former chairman Mamdouh Abbas to reconsider his resignation. Amer told the club s official website on Sunday that several top Zamalek members are trying to talk Abbas into returning as head of the club board. Abbas, who is yet to officially submit …

CAIRO: Egypt striker Emad Meteb s agent Nader Shawki revealed that the player received two offers to play in the Premiership starting next January. The Ahly player, whose contract with the Cairo giants will expire by the end of this season, is currently on loan at Ittihad Jeddah in the Saudi League. Meteb received bids …

CAIRO: Ahly have decided to move the date of their journey to Cameroon to face Cotonsport in the CAF Champions League final second leg from Nov. 13 to the 14. Ahly s administrative manager Emad Al-Yamani told FilGoal.com the decision comes after Coton decided not to organize accommodation and transports for Ahly during their Cameroon …

CAIRO: A report carried out by Middlesbrough’s official website stated that Ahmed “Mido Hossam has a better scoring record than Wigan Atheltic’s Amr Zaki. Zaki is currently the Premiership’s top scorer with eight goals, but the report mentions that Mido’s four league strikes were scored in less playing minutes than Zaki’s. Coming on and off …

CAIRO: Ahly marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi denied that the club had signed Zamalek striker Gamal Hamza. Earlier reports speculated that Hamza, whose contract with Zamalek expires by the end of the current season, has already signed for Ahly. No one from Ahly even approached Hamza, Al-Qaeyi told FilGoal.com on Thursday. The player is one of …

ISMAILIYA: Ismaili qualified to the second round of the Arab Champions League (ACL) after beating Busaiteen of Bahrain 4-1 in Ismailia on Tuesday. In the second leg which was played in Ismailia upon Busaiteen s request, Mohab Saied, Mostafa Karim, Mohamed “Hommos Soliman and Ahmed Samir Farag scored Ismaili s goals while Rabie Al-Afawi netted …

CAIRO: Tersana coach Mohamed Salah has left the club following the team s 1-0 league defeat at the hands of Gaish on Sunday. I had a meeting with club president Hassan Farid and we both decided that it will be for the best that I leave, Salah told FilGoal.com on Monday. The former Masri coach …

CAIRO: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is yet to take any decisions regarding Zamalek s participation in the next version of the African Champions League. Despite finishing third in the Egyptian league last season, the Whites earlier announced their intention to take part in the African Champions League in place of Ismaili, who opted …

CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose played down talks that playing at home gives his side the edge over African Champions League opponents Coton Sport of Cameroon. The five-time Egyptian champions will be up against Coton in the competition s final first leg game in Cairo on Nov. 2, and Jose stressed that playing at home …

CAIRO: Upon their arrival in Cairo on Thursday, Coton Sport refused to stay in the hotel Ahly allocated for them and opted to check in the Olympic village in Ismailia instead. The Cameroon Champions will be meeting Ahly in the African Champions League final first leg on Nov. 2. The Ahly coordinator in charge of …

CAIRO: Zamalek winger Mohamed Abdullah made a swift recovery from a knee cap injury to take part in the team s Thursday training session. After he was injured during Zamalek s friendly against Menouf two weeks ago, Abdullah was expected to sit on the bench for three weeks. We are rehabilitating [Abdullah] to take part …

CAIRO: Zamalek goal keeper Mohamed Abdel-Monsef denied rumors of a personal spat with the club s current first choice keeper Abdel-Wahed Al-Sayed. After starting the season as Zamalek s number one keeper, Abdel-Monsef lost his place to Al-Sayed after a bad performance against ASEC Mimosas in the CAF Champions League. There are no rows of …

CAIRO: Saudi champions Ittihad Jeddah will be launching a bid to sign Emad Meteb on permanent bases, the player s agent said on Thursday. The Egyptian striker is on loan at Ittihad from Ahly, and the Saudi officials are hoping to make the move permanent after Meteb scored three goals for Ittihad so far. Ittihad …

CAIRO: Ahly s chances of signing Enyimba striker Stephen Worgu have taken a step backwards after the Nigerian club s excessive financial demands to sell the striker. Ahly marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi announced that the club agreed to all the terms of bringing Worgu to Cairo, adding that a deal will be finalized after the …

CAIRO: Zamalek asked the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) the permission to play in the African Champions League, after Ismaili favored its participation in the Arabs Champions League over the African competition. Zamalek missed out on a place in the Champions League after ending the Egyptian League in third place last season. The league s champion …

CAIRO: Zamalek s young goalkeeper Emad Sayed broke his nose during Tuesday s training session, club doctor Mostafa El-Monayeri said. Sayed was injured following a collision with skipper Ayman Abdel-Aziz. However, according to El-Monayeri, he won’t be sitting out on the bench for long. We re still waiting for the scan results, but hopefully Sayed …

CAIRO: Ahly forward Mohamed Abou-Trika joined his team’s Monday training straight after featuring in Egypt’s 4-0 over Djibouti in Sunday’s African World Cup qualifier. The Red Devils’ official website said that the club’s coaching staff decided that Abou-Trika should take part in a Monday light training session as part of the team’s preparations for the …

CAIRO: Middlesbrough striker Ahmed “Mido Hossam will undergo fitness tests on Tuesday to see if he’ll feature in his team’s Premiership clash against Chelsea on Oct. 18. Mido is yet to confirm his participation against Chelsea after the player missed Egypt’s 4-0 over Djibouti on Sunday with a minor groin problem. “I really don’t want …

CAIRO: Zamalek playmaker Mahmoud “Shikabala Abdel-Razek is set to take part in the team s two friendly games in preparation for his league comeback on Oct. 26. The 21-year-old was serving part of a six-month suspension ban after illegally violating his contract with former club PAOK Saloniki of Greece. The talented attacker will be in …

CAIRO: Ismaili have appointed board member Nasr Aboul-Hassan as head of the club s new football committee. Aboul-Hassan will replace former committee chief Mohamed Salah Abu-Greisha as the latter is set to take over as the club s new football director. The new committee will be responsible for following as well as supporting the first …

CAIRO: Middlesbrough striker Ahmed “Mido Hossam caught the eyes during Egypt s Thursday training session ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Djibouti. Mido is taking part in Egypt s Alexandria training camp in preparations for the Pharaos final second stage qualifier on Oct. 12. Alongside Wigan Athletic s Amr Zaki, Mido raised the eyebrows …

Goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami said that he will not play for Ankaragucu again after the Turkish outfit terminated his contract. The former Ahly goalie was loaned out to Ankara from Feyenoord at the start of the season, but he was soon released due to financial disagreements with the club. I m glad that Ankara released me, …

Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Aboul-Ella said that he is yet to be offered a contract extension at the club. The Whites board already assigned board member and former skipper Hazem Emam to renew Aboul-Ella s contract which runs out next summer. No one spoke to me about renewing my contract. However, my priority will always be …