Latest in Tag: African Cup of Nations Highlight
Latest in Tag: African Cup of Nations
Egypt gearing up for hosting 2019 AFCON for 5th time
Egypt will be hosting the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) from 21 June to 19 July for the fifth time, to be the most country organising this championship. The four other editions were in 1959, 1974, 1986, and 2006. The championship will be seeing the participation of 24 teams for the first time in …
Two suspects arrested over death of assaulted client inside restaurant
”Staff and manager were rude to me too because I refused to pay more than what I ordered,” says eyewitness who later testified to the prosecution
AFCON 2017 Review: Cameroon fairytale makes up for disappointments
The African Nations Cup was plagued by low scoring, the usual empty seats and apathy among the people of host nation Gabon. But on the field, Cameroon’s surprise success gave us a wonderful narrative yet again.Almost all African Nations Cups follow the same pattern. Organizational difficulties at first, some political opposition and a lot of …
President Al-Sisi receives Egyptian football team upon its arrival from Gabon
Despite Egypt’s loss to Cameroon in the 2017 AFCON, streets were crowded with people after the match; supporting, cheering for the Egyptian team
Luckless Cuper loses his 13th final match
Cameroon national team beat its Egyptian counterpart 2-1, in the final match of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) held at Danjundje stadium in Gabon, claiming their fifth AFCON title. It was the 13th final-match defeat for Egypt’s head coach, Hector Cuper, in his career. It seems that losing in the finals is a jinx …
Kahraba scores unforgettable goalÂ
Thanks to this goal, Egypt qualified to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nation’s semifinal, after defeating Morocco by 1-0
CĂşper’s realism to clash with Renard’s experience
Egypt’s national team will face its Moroccan counterpart on 29 January in the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon, marking the second Arab derby in the continental competition after the group stage match between Tunisia and Algeria in group B. The Pharaohs and the Atlas Lions have a long history of victories …
Egypt qualifies for the 2017 African Cup of Nations
The first goal was scored during minute 45 as a free-kick and the second goal was scored during minute 58
Ultras plan to attend African Cup of Nations matches in defiance of interior ministry
The ban on fans attending football matches has been largely in place since the 2012 Port Said Stadium killings
Egypt qualifies for the 2017 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship and advances to African Cup Final
Egypt will play Tunisia in the final of the African Handball Cup of Nations on Saturday night