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Researchers monitor CO2 leakage sites on ocean floor
Injecting CO2 deep below seabed can help mitigate climate change

NBE announces EGP 2.5m prizes for handball youth teams for their world achievements
Nasr explained that this announcement was only a few hours after the tournament concluded, and there may be other financial awards from businesspeople or companies.

Unprecedented Glory: Egypt win Men’s U-19 World Handball Championship
President Al-Sisi congratulates the Egyptian players, praising their heroic performance

Three incredible Egyptian athletes who challenged their disabilities
Mariam Adel was honoured by Al-Sisi for winning gold medal in English Equitation at 2019 Abu Dhabi Special Olympics

Zamalek sign 10 new players in preparation for CAF Champions League, CAF Super Cup
Esperance confirmed as 2019 CAF Champions League winners by CAS

EFA’s marketing department awaits election of new board to develop Egyptian football: Zaher
We will cooperate with La Liga, but it’s still hard to establish a professional sports league organisation, says marketing director

297 Egyptian athletes partake in 2019 All-Africa Games in Morocco
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Ashraf Sobhy, called on the participating athletes to do their best. He expressed his confidence in the players and their ability to win medals.

Sports Ministry honours national team for winning bronze in Men’s Junior World Handball Championship
The Pharaohs produced some impressive displays in the tournament, repeating the 1999 achievement when they won bronze against France.

Glorious Farida Osman gets bronze at World Swimming Championships
Osman qualified for the final on Friday after finishing fifth in the semis with a time of 25.79 seconds.

Pharaohs clinch Bronze medal in Men’s Junior World Handball Championship
Egypt first non-European team to win all their group matches since 2009

Egypt play Algeria in Men’s African Volleyball Championship third-place playoff
Hosts Tunisia face Cameroon in championship final

League champions Al Ahly in special contest against Zamalek
Red Devils seek to complete their victorious league run, while White Knights need face-saving win

Egyptian football league needs rebranding, AFCON19 should be exploited: Media Pro Egypt
Government should lead development of Egyptian football

La Liga ready to transfer expertise to develop football in Egypt: Fernando Sanz
Satellite broadcast rights for the Spanish league is worth €2.1bn

AFCON19 venues should stay open after renovation: stadiums committee head
Current football infrastructure enables Egypt to host FIFA World Cup, says Abdulla

Algeria win second AFCON title, ending West Africa’s dominance
The Desert Warriors crowned their first AFCON title in 1990.

Algerian team came to Cairo to win AFCON title: Djamel Belmadi
In 2010, Belmadi was appointed as the head coach of Qatar Stars League’s Lekhwiya. In his first season with the club, he led them to the 2010/11 Qatar Stars League title, for the first time in the club’s history.

Five coaches eliminated early from AFCON
Aguirre was sacked immediately after Egypt’s exit although he topped the list of highest-paid coaches in Africa, with a salary of €180,000 per month. Despite winning all the three games of the group stage, the Egyptian team presented a very poor performance throughout the tournament.

Tunisia clashes with AFCON dark horse Madagascar
Madagascar’ s President Andry Rajoelina will attend the match to support his team

AFCON quarter-finals: Desert Warriors face Ivorian Elephants in early final
Egyptian fans would support Algeria in quarters

EFA in hot water over Pharaohs AFCON elimination
Three lawsuits filed against board members requesting an investigation

AFCON fairy-tales: debutants Madagascar through to quarter-finals, Nigeria beat holders Cameroon
Madagascar took a surprise lead through Ibrahim Amada’s superb 20-yard strike before Cedric Bakambu equalised with a header.

Calls for accountability over Pharaohs’ early exit from AFCON
Taha Ismail, the former national team coach, told Daily News Egypt that the selection of Javier Aguirre to train the Pharaohs was a mistake from the very beginning because he has never coached a national team and has no experience of playing in Africa.

Celebrating AFCON, Egypt allow Africans to visit tourist attractions at local prices
It comes in line with Egypt’s hosting of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), as thousands of African natives are visiting Egypt currently to support their football teams.

Egypt seeks to host UEFA Super Cup, Supercoppa Italiana, or Spanish Supercopa: Abu Rida
Problem with ticket system is primarily security, it is easy to stadiums for the masses, says EFA President

Egypt seeks perfection in AFCON: Fadl
“When we targeted organising the championship, we worked a lot with the help of the state. We were seeking perfection,” Fadl said at a Cairo press conference.

Sonesta Cairo hosts Namibian National Football Team
Sonesta Hotel, Tower & Casino Cairo had the pleasure of hosting the Namibian National Football Team during their stay in Egypt to participate in the African Cup of Nations 2019.

Amr Warda excluded from Egypt’s squad in AFCON for indecency claims
Warda defended himself on Twitter, saying “the [sexual] clip was fabricated.”
Infographic: Visa Cardholder’s guide to the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations
Infographic: Visa Cardholder’s guide to the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations

Boom in hotel occupancy in conjunction with AFCON
A member of the Chamber of Tourism, Waheed Assem, told Daily News Egypt that the rate of hotel occupancy is going well, as the percentage of occupancy in all the governorates hosting the matches significantly increased