Latest in Tag: Ahly Highlight
Latest in Tag: Ahly

Court renews detention of 15 Ultras Ahlawy fans
The fans were previously acquitted in mid-November, but the prosecution appealed it

In Video : Ultras Ahlawy revive memory of Port Said stadium victims, call for execution of their murderers
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi

Ministry of Sports plans to keep Al-Ahly SC Chairman until new elections: Reports
State Council decided to decline Al-Ahly Sporting Clubâs board election results
In Pictures: Port Said trial death sentences upheld
Court approved execution of 11 defendants, former Port Said security director sentenced to five years

Port Said trial death sentences upheld
Court approved execution of 11 defendants, former Port Said security director sentenced to five years

Football roundup: Zamalek widens gap with Al-Ahly, ENPPI stands ground
Last yearâs runners-up fail to climb out of relegation zone

UWK leader still not released: Lawyer
As Egyptian football league continues, Ultras groups still face crackdown by government
25 Ultras Ahlawy members arrested following basketball match break-in
Hardcore supporters of Al-Ahly club protest against alleged collaboration between club chairman, Egyptian Basketball Federation and police to bar fans

Government and fans battle in court and on the pitch in Egypt and Turkey
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian and Turkish football pitches are set to re-emerge as battlegrounds between militant, street battle-hardened fans and authoritarian leaders in a life and death struggle that involves legal proceedings to brand the supporters as terrorists and efforts to undermine their widespread popular base. Egyptian fans, barely a week after storming a …
Zamalek keep playoff hopes alive with late equaliser
Gaafar scores Zamalek’s second goal in stoppage time

Ahly wins handball championship
The Ahly sporting club has won the handball league championship, beating Sporting 23-19. The match was held on Saturday at the Abdullah Faysal hall at the Ahly club in Zamalek. The game was attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports Khaled Abdel Aziz and president of the Ahly club Mahmoud Taher.

Jail sentences re-position Egyptian football as potential protest venue
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian court has sentenced 12 militant football fans to five years in prison in an expansion of the military-backed regimeâs crackdown on its Islamist and non-Islamists opponents that could ultimately re-position football as a major platform of protest. The fans, members of Ultras Ahlawy, the well-organised and street battled-hardened militant …
Al-Ahly go top through late winner
Al-Zamalek are looking to play catch up in Group 2 when they face Al-Minya on Thursday

Ahly wins CAF Super Cup title as performance falters in domestic league
Amr Gamal scores twice to give Ahly their sixth CAF Super Cup title

Conflicts wracking Egyptian football reflect countryâs political malaise
By James M. Dorsey Multiple conflicts between Egyptâs military-backed government and the countryâs foremost soccer clubs that pit militant soccer fans against both Egyptâs autocratic leaders and club managers could force world soccer governing body FIFA to suspend Egypt. The disputes reflect the broader crisis that has shipwrecked Egyptâs transition from autocracy to a politically more …

Law and sports: the who, what, and why
Boardsâ membership and TV rights cause problems between football clubs and state

Al-Ahly and Ismaily retain groups’ top spots, Zamalek draws with Haras Al-Hedood
Egyptian Football league suspended again until 28 January

Al-Ahly defeats ENPPI for Group Aâs pole position
Omar Gamal to White Knights, Gedo back to Red Devils

Nine games played: Egyptian Premier League report
Wadi Degla beat Al-Minya while Arab Contractors dominate Al-Raga’a
Al-Ahly SC âwell preparedâ for fifth Club World Cup campaign
The Egyptian team defeats Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez 2-1 in a friendly match, leading up to the championship’s quarterfinal with Guangzhou Evergrande
Cassation Court postpones Port Said trial
48 defendants appeal their initial sentence to the Cassation Court
Al-Ahly claims third place in Abu Dhabi Basketball Championship
Moroccan AS Salé wins the championship

Al-Ahly turns African championship into anti-government protest
By James M. Dorsey Clashes this weekend between security forces and militant supporters of crowned Cairo club Al-Ahly SC and a political demonstration by the teamâs goalkeeper have dented the Egyptian military-backed governmentâs efforts to show that the country had put its political crisis behind it. The clashes raise the specter of world soccer body …

Red Devils take Africa
Red Devils clinch record 8th African Champions League title
In Pictures: Ultras march en masse to the High Court
Thousands of Ultras, a group of energetic supporters of the Al-Ahly Football Club, marched from the team’s Zamalek stadium to the High Court in Downtown on Wednesday afternoon in protest of the detention of dozens of their members. The demonstrators marched from Zamalek to Ramses Street, the location of the High Court, over the eastbound …

Al-Ahly reaches final of African Champions League
Zamalek beats Tanta as Egyptian club activity returns after the international break

Al-Ahly SC returns from Cameroon with a valuable draw
Al-Ahly SC football team draws with Coton Sport de Garoua 1-1 in African Champions League semi-final
Al-Ahly picks champions league squad to face Cameroonâs Coton Sport
Team will play first leg on 5 October; second leg in Egypt on 20 October

Al-Ahly SC meets Coton Sport De Garoua in African Champions League semi-finals
Orlando Pirates 0 â 0 Al Ahly SC, Zamalek 4 â 1 AC Leopards

Football: Al-Ahly seek new date, to accommodate Ramadan
The Cairo club must also find a new venue for the Group A match day two fixture after the military owners of the Air Defence Stadium in the capital city refused to stage it.