CAIRO: Assistant referee Nasser Sadek will be Egypt s only representative at the summer s World Cup finals in South Africa. Sadek, who will assist Algerian referee Mohamed Benouza during the tournament, has been chosen by world governing body FIFA to take part in the football s most prestigious event. Egyptian referees have missed out …

CAIRO: Ahly have started to feel the adverse effect of the African Cup of Nations after Emad Meteb, Sayed Moawad and Gilberto suffered injuries while playing for their national teams. Gilberto has an ankle problem that will prevent him from playing in Monday s league game against Ghazl Mahalla, Ahly said in a statement on …

CAIRO: Amr Zaki came on as a second-half substitute for the third successive match as Hull City caused a major upset and beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Hull coach Phil Brown picked a strike partnership of Jozy Altidore and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink as Egyptian striker Zaki, who joined from …

CAIRO: Ismaili goalkeeper Essam El-Hadari has decided to skip the club s training in protest at their handling of the offers he received. The club rejected several offers for me in the January transfer window, that s why I m frustrated, El-Hadari told FilGoal.com on Thursday. I m not used to playing for a team …

CAIRO: Hossam Ghaly celebrated Egypt s African Cup of Nations triumph in style, scoring twice as Saudi side Nassr beat Raed 2-0 to reach the Crown Prince Cup quarter finals on Thursday. The central midfielder, who was a key member of Egypt s Nations Cup winning squad, opened the scoring five minutes past the hour …

CAIRO: Zamalek have publicly said that Ittihad forward Mohamed Nagi Gedo has signed for them, vowing to come through legal channels to preserve their rights . FilGoal.com learned on Wednesday that the emerging Egypt star penned a deal with Zamalek before extending his Ittihad contract, which was due to expire at the end of the …

Mohamed Nagi Gedo has signed for Zamalek despite Ittihad s insistence that his contract will expire in the summer of 2011, FilGoal.com understands. Zamalek moved for the Egypt forward after learning that his current deal with Ittihad is due to run out at the end of the season. However, Ittihad chairman Mohamed Moselhi insisted Gedo, …

Hosni Abd-Rabou scored in his first match with Ahli Dubai after returning from African Cup of Nations duty but could not help his side lose 2-1 to Wehda in the UAE Football League on Wednesday. The Egyptian midfielder was included in Ahli s starting line-up for the game, 24 hours after returning from Angola where …

CAIRO: Amr Zaki played his first game with Hull City as they threw away their lead twice to draw 2-2 with fellow struggling side Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday. Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink gave Hull the lead after 11 minutes but an own goal from Anthony Gardner gifted Wolves the equalizer four minutes …

CAIRO: Cairo duo Ahly and Zamalek are tracking Zambia s attacking midfielder Rainford Kalaba, FilGoal.com understands. Egyptian champions Ahly have tabled a ?450,000 bid to sign Kalaba from Portuguese side Sporting Braga. They are facing a race against time to land him as the winter transfer window ends at Sunday s midnight. I will not …

CAIRO: Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu conceded that his side will face a tough task against Egypt in their African Cup of Nations (CAN) opener. They are the defending champions, and it is never easy to play against the champions because they want to hold on to their title, Kanu told KickOffNigeria.com on Sunday. They deserve …

CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata insisted on Sunday he would not allow Mohamed Zidan to skip the African Cup of Nations if his club Borussia Dortmund recalled him. Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said earlier in the day that the Bundesliga club were concerned about the security situation in Angola after Togo s team bus …

CAIRO: Zamalek striker Amr Zaki has been put on the transfer list after failing to justify his continuous absence from training, the club said on Wednesday. We are open to offers for Zaki. Any worthy offer will be accepted, Zamalek board member and club icon Hazem Emam told FilGoal.com. The club can no longer bear …

CAIRO: Nigeria were held to a goalless draw by Zambia in their last game before facing Egypt in their African Cup of Nations (CAN) opener on Tuesday. The Super Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu named his regular players in the starting line-up, including Wolfsburg striker Obafemi Martins who shook off a shin injury in time to …

CAIRO: Ahmed Hassan believes the outcome of Egypt s opening African Cup of Nations clash against Nigeria will set the tone for his side s shows during the rest of the tournament. Opening games are always very important, the Egypt skipper told Modern Sport late on Wednesday. Our match against Nigeria will show how we …

CAIRO: Injured striker Amr Zaki missed Zamalek s training session for the second day running, the club said on Sunday. Zaki did not turn up for training today, just like yesterday, Zamalek general director Hussien Abdel-Monem told FilGoal.com. He neither took any permission nor provided any explanations for his absence. The Egypt frontman is currently …

CAIRO: Mali coach Stephen Keshi said he would not field any stars in Monday s African Cup of Nations warm-up game against Egypt. Six-time African champions Egypt will face Mali in the United Arab Emirates in their last game before heading to Angola to defend the title they won two successive times in 2006 and …

CAIRO: Mohamed Shawky was included in Middlesbrough s squad for the first time this season but they exited the FA cup after losing 1-0 to Manchester City. The Egyptian midfielder, who joined from Ahly in the summer of 2007, was consistently snubbed by Boro s former coach Gareth Southgate and current one Gordon Strachan. He …

CAIRO: Mido said he felt offended by the way coach Hassan Shehata excluded him from Egypt s squad for the African Cup of Nations finals in Angola. The Zamalek man was a surprise absentee from the 23-man squad announced by Shehata on Wednesday for the biennial tournament, which runs from January 10-31. Local media heavily …

CAIRO: Ismaili goalkeeper Essam El-Hadari has his heart set on joining Sudanese side Al-Merreikh, the Egyptian club’s president Nasr Aboul-Hassan said on Friday. “El-Hadari told me that he wants to move to Al-Merreikh, Aboul-Hassan told FilGoal.com. “Al-Merreikh are yet to table an offer but they unofficially contacted me to enquire about El-Hadari’s availability. The Egyptian …

CAIRO: Egypt should grasp a golden chance to enter record books when they play in next month s African Cup of Nations in Angola, assistant coach Shawki Gharib said. Winning a third successive title would be an unprecedented achievement, Gharib told Modern Sport late on Sunday. We might wait 100 more years to have such …

CAIRO: Second-division side Smouha have signed Petrojet striker Alaa Ibrahim on loan until the end of the season, the Alexandrian club said on Sunday. We ve finalized a deal to bring Ibrahim to Smouha in January, the club s president Mohamed Amer, who refused to disclose the deal s financial details, told FilGoal.com. Ibrahim, who …

CAIRO: Hassan Shehata admitted that he was about to resign as Egypt coach following the team s failure to reach the World Cup but had a change of heart after President Hosni Mubarak offered him “moral support. The Pharaohs were one step away from qualifying for football s most prestigious event for the first time …

CAIRO: Ahly have completed the signing of Gouna goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami for LE 2.25 million, the Egyptian champions said on Thursday. Ekrami has now become an Ahly player, the club s marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi told FilGoal.com. Al-Qaeyi did not disclose the length of the deal, which will come into effect when the transfer window …

CAIRO: Egypt assistant coach Shawki Gharib refuted reports indicating that Mohamed Zidan considers skipping next month s African Cup of Nations in Angola. The Borussia Dortmund striker was quoted by Egyptian media as saying that he pondered staying with his German club to be part of their training camp in Spain during the Bundesliga winter …

CAIRO: The call-up of seven Zamalek players to Egypt s squad for the African Cup of Nations demonstrated that the Cairo club are making significant progress, coach Hossam Hassan said on Thursday. Egypt coach Hassan Shehata used to rely on just three Zamalek players in keeper Abdel-Wahed Al-Sayed and defensive duo Mahmoud Fathallah and Hani …

CAIRO: Ahly winger Felisberto Sebastião de Graca Amaral (Gilberto) has been named in Angola s 23-man squad for January s African Cup of Nations on home soil. Portuguese coach Manuel Jose, who left Ahly in the summer to take over at Angola for his first experience with national teams, picked Gilberto despite his lack of …

CAIRO: ENPPI s out-of-favor playmaker Ahmed Saied is close to signing for Ittihad, the player said on Saturday. I will sit down with Ittihad chairman Mohamed Moselhi on Monday to discuss the deal s details, Saied told FilGoal.com. Arab Contractors were also interested in signing me but I prefer to join Ittihad. Saied joined Ittihad …

CAIRO: Harras Hodoud extended their winless streak to four games after being held to a goalless draw by Ghazl Mahalla on Saturday, few days after their coach Tarek Al-Ashri decided to remain at the helm. A poor run of results prompted Al-Ashri to hand in his resignation last Tuesday but he made a U-turn over …

CAIRO: Zamalek will once again have to do without striker Amr Zaki when they face Masri in the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday. The Bulldozer is yet to recover from a hamstring injury that ruled him out of Tuesday s goalless draw with Ahly in the Cairo derby. I still don t know when I …