CAIRO: Saudi club Al-Nassr are interested in signing Ahly attacking midfielder Hussein Yasser, Al-Watan newspaper reported. Yasser, who joined Ahly from Sporting Braga in the summer, has publicly admitted his dissatisfaction with lack of playing opportunities with the Cairo giants. Apparently, Al-Nassr want to take advantage of the current situation by luring the Qatari international …

CAIRO: Gaish coach Farouk Gaafar confirmed that the club completed the transfer of defender Mohsen Hendawi from Ghazl Mahalla. I convinced Hendawi to join Gaish starting from January, Gaafar told FilGoal.com Hendawi s got brilliant technical and physical abilities. He will be a great addition to our squad. The 27-year-old full back was targeted by …

CAIRO: Ahly have officially rejected an offer from Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia to sign defender Wael Gomaa. Al-Shabab have earlier submitted a one and half years offer worth $500,000 for the international center back. However, Ahly marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi told FilGoal.com that upon the coaching staff s request, the offer was rejected due to …

CAIRO: Middlesbrough striker Ahmed “Mido Hossam announced that he ll make a decision regarding his future in January s transfer window. The Egyptian international has been recently unsettled at the Riverside as he competes for a regular spot with Brazilian striker Afonso Alves and Turkey forward Tuncay Sanli. Several clubs have already revealed their interest …

CAIRO: Gaish have tabled a bid to sign Zamalek s veteran striker Abdel-Halim Ali in January, the Cairo giants football director Ahmed Refaat said on Wednesday. We will carefully consider whether to accept Gaish s bid for Ali, Refaat told FilGoal.com on Wednesday. The technical staff will first identify Zamalek needs in the January transfer …

CAIRO: Zamalek have ended the suspension f Osama Hassan and Ricardo Alves, leaving only two players still serving internal suspension. The suspension of Hassan and Ricardo has been terminated upon showing commitment in individual training, football director Ahmed Refaat told Zamalek s official website. Both players are now set to rejoin the first team training, …

CAIRO: Zamalek football director Ahmed Refaat confirmed that the club is not involved in the ongoing dispute between the newly signed striker Islam Magdi and the youngster s former club Ismaili. Magdi, who made his way through Ismaili youth ranks before joining Emirate side Ras Al-Khaima last season, was signed by Zamalek last week. There …

CAIRO: Egypt and Sion keeper Essam Al-Hadari called on the club chairman-coach Christian Constantin to re-open the north side stands during the Swiss League home matches. Constantin has been repeatedly booed by sections of the crowd since taking over as interim coach earlier in the season. After getting fed up with the jeers, the under-fire …

ISMAILIYA: Ismaili are close to signing Iraqi goalkeeper Nour Sabri from his homeland team Al-Talaba, as he has reached a final agreement with the coastal club. I met up with Ismaili s officials and we have agreed on the contractual clauses, and worked out all the details, the keeper told Modern Sports T.V. I am …

CAIRO: Zamalek coach Reiner Hollmann faces the prospect of being sacked if the team fail to end their four-match winless streak against Harras Hodoud on Monday. The Cairo giants saw their hopes of competing for the Egyptian League title diminish after a string of poor results. Despite the club s miserable spell, Zamalek board kept …

CAIRO: Ahly sweeper Emad Al-Nahhas has suffered another injury blow after sparing a crucial ligament for the second time in less than a year. The 32-year-old was forced to cut Monday s training session short, and further tests on Tuesday confirmed that he needs another surgery similar to the one he underwent last season. The …

CAIRO: Ittihad goalkeeper Al-Hani Soliman will be sidelined for two weeks with a knee injury. Team doctor Amr Al-Ashlam told FilGoal.com that the 24-year-old twisted his knee during the Alexandrians’ goalless draw with Asyut Petroleum on Saturday. He is now set to miss the upcoming league games against Police Union and Ghazl Mahalla. Soliman established …

CAIRO: Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Abdel-Monsef urged fans to be more patient with young players, following the 1-0 home defeat to Ismaili. The Cairo giants dropped 10 points from their past four league games, as supporters have once again poured their rage on the players on Sunday. Youth team quartet Alaa Ali, Ahmed Ibrahim, Hossam Arafat …

CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) is expected not to discipline Ahly midfielder Hossam Ashour for his alleged improper swearing during the 3-3 draw against ENPPI. Ashour was caught on camera verbally assaulting either an ENPPI player or the referee. However, the competitions committee – an EFA subsidiary – will not be counting on lip-reading …

CAIRO: Egypt duo Mohamed Abou-Trika and Amr Zaki are among five candidates for the 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. The list was announced on Monday, with Samuel Eto o, Didier Drogba and last year s winner Emmanuel Adebayor also vying for the gong. Abou-Trika and Zaki are already included in the five-man …

CAIRO: Egyptian Football Association (EFA) president Samir Zaher said that he is looking for new faces to be appointed within the Association s board. Former vice president Ahmed Shobeir and former board member Ahmed Shaker have rejected Zaher s proposal to be appointed within the new board. After lavishing praise for both Shobeir and Shaker, …

CAIRO: Zamalek trainer Moemen Soliman defended the coaching staff s decision to field several youth players in the 1-0 defeat to Ismaili on Sunday. Hazem Emam jr., Ahmed Ibrahim, Alaa Ali and Hossam Arafat all started the game, just few weeks after being promoted from the club s under 21 squad. An Abdallah Shahat first …

CAIRO: Police Union wants to run the rule over Ahly duo Hassan Mostafa and Ahmed Hassan Farag, assistant coach Mohamed Ibrahim revealed. The recently-promoted side has already contacted the Egyptian champions, and the negotiation is currently underway. We are holding talks with Ahly s officials over buying Farag and Mostafa. We still have time till …

The English football association is looking into a new racist abuse against Middlesbrough hitman Ahmed Hossam Mido , who was taunted in Sunday s goalless draw with Newcastle United in the Premier League. The Egyptian international came on as a substitute on 77 minutes. He allegedly suffered from racial slurs by the opposition s spectators …

CAIRO: Ahly striker Ahmed Hassan Farag said that he regrets moving to the Red Devils from Ghazl Mahalla last summer. Farag had very few minutes of playing with Ahly so far in the season, and the 26-year-old said that he will be leaving the club in January. I realized that coming to Ahly wasn’t a …

CAIRO: Petrojet maintained their impressive run in the Egyptian League after Walid Soliman’s brace gave them a 2-1 away victory over Telecom Egypt on Saturday. The petroleum club retained their place on top of the league table with 28 points, five ahead of second-placed ENPPI, who have a game in hand. Telecom’s third successive defeat …

CAIRO: Egypt s U-20 team have been drawn in the African Cup of Nations Group B alongside Nigeria, Ivory Coast and South Africa. The continental competition is to be held in Rwanda, where the draw took place on Friday, from Jan. 18 to Feb. 1, 2009. The young Pharaohs are facing Nigeria in their first …

CAIRO: Samir Zaher has been elected for a second successive term as the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) president. He eased to victory in the election after getting 87 votes out of 112. There was no real competition between Zaher and the other candidates. Former Zamalek president Kamal Darwish got 25 votes while Ashraf Shaker and …

CAIRO: Zamalek football director Ahmed Refaat has made an official complaint to the club board regarding forward Gamal Hamza and defender Wissem Abdi for skipping training twice on the trot. I resorted to escalating the problem to the boardroom after imposing all the punishments I m entitled to, Refaat told FilGoal.com on Saturday. The beleaguered …

It must be music to our ears when we hear how wary our rivals are of us in next year s Confederations Cup in South Africa. In last week s draw, Egypt was paired in a group that has past and present World Cup champions Brazil and Italy. That should make us quiver with fear, …

CAIRO: Ahly defender Wael Gomaa and goal keeper Amir Abdel-Hamid picked up ankle injuries during the team s 1-0 league defeat at the hands of Police Union on Wednesday. The African champions suffered their second league loss of the season, after a second half penalty from Ahmed Duiedar handed Police the three points. Club physician …

CAIRO: Egyptian Football Association (EFA) president Samir Zaher is set to re-run for the Association s presidency despite the court s decision to suspend him from Friday s elections. EFA legal councilor Hussein Helmi told FilGoal.com that Zaher has successfully appealed the court s decision, and thus will be able to re-run for the presidency …

CAIRO: Wigan Athletic striker Amr Zaki is set to miss his team s Premiership clash with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday due to an ongoing calf injury. The Egyptian international has missed the Latics last two league games because of the injury, and manager Steve Bruce said that it s likely that Zaki won t …

CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose said that his team is capable of producing World class displays when they take part in the Club World Cup in Japan next month. After winning their sixth CAF Champions League title, the Cairo giants will be featuring in the competition for the third time in four years. We are …

CAIRO: Egyptian Football Association (EFA) president Samir Zaher has reached a new agreement, ending the league s broadcasting row between champions Ahly and the association. Upon launching their television channel in August, Ahly have demanded exclusive rights for satellite broadcasting of their league games, a demand which contradicts with the EFA s ongoing contract with …