Two compatriots and now rivals, Mo Salah and Sadio Mané clashed in the AFCON semi-finals in Tangiers. It was expected to be a resounding game with both sides going at each other in full measure. However, what transpired eventually was a cagey affair that did not live up to it’s expectations. Senegal were by farContinue reading “Brilliant Mané Denies Salah As Senegal Beat Egypt To Reach AFCON Finals”
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Egypt & Senegal To Lock Horns In AFCON Semis In Tangiers
Mo Salah of Egypt and Sadio Mane of Senegal, once teammates at Liverpool, will face each other in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Tangiers tomorrow. Both legends in their own right will be gunning for Continental glory. For Mo Salah, this could well be his last chance to lay hands onContinue reading “Egypt & Senegal To Lock Horns In AFCON Semis In Tangiers”
Egypt Get The Better of Ivory Coast, Reach AFCON Semis
It was an amazing night in Agadir as the Pharaohs locked horns with the Ivory Coast, the defending champions of AFCON. A semi-final berth, along with pride, was at stake. It was time for the big guns to fire from both sides. An electric contest was in store, and so it happened. Egypt started brilliantlyContinue reading “Egypt Get The Better of Ivory Coast, Reach AFCON Semis”
With Salah’s Icing On The Cake, Egypt Reach AFCON Quarters
Egypt qualified for the Quarter-Finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a tough contest against a gritty Benin in Agadir. The Pharaohs looked off colour for most of the match, missing chances galore. Benin too were determined to give the Egyptians a run for their money. The deadlock was eventually broken in theContinue reading “With Salah’s Icing On The Cake, Egypt Reach AFCON Quarters”
AFCON : The 16 Are Ready For The Knockouts
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has progressed to the knockouts with the last of the Group Stage games concluding last night. The top 2 teams from each of the 6 groups and the 4 best 3rd-ranked teams have made it to the last 16 contests, which begin on the 3rd of January. The followingContinue reading “AFCON : The 16 Are Ready For The Knockouts”
The Pharaohs Are Going To The USA as Egypt Qualify For The FIFA World Cup
Egypt became the third country from Africa to qualify for the FIFA World Cup ’26, following Morocco and Tunisia. This will be Egypt’s fourth trip to the World Cup after 1934, 1990 and 2018. The Pharaohs got the better of Djibouti with an easy 3-0 win at the Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca, Morocco, lastContinue reading “The Pharaohs Are Going To The USA as Egypt Qualify For The FIFA World Cup”
Mo Salah Inspired Egypt Beat Ethiopia in World Cup Qualifiers
Mo Salah Leads Egypt Mo Salah led Egypt squared up against Ethiopia in a World Cup Qualifier Group A League Game at the Stade El Arbi Zaouli in Casablanca, Morocco. A Measured Performance From Egypt Egypt already at the top of the table did no harm to their chances of qualification to the FIFA WorldContinue reading “Mo Salah Inspired Egypt Beat Ethiopia in World Cup Qualifiers”
Mo Salah : The Fourth Pyramid
“ I have sacrificed a lot for my career, to come from a village, to go to Cairo, and to be an Egyptian at this level is unbelievable for me. “ — Salah, after winning the 2019, UEFA Champions League Final. Another Peak Scaled On 9th December, Mo Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool in a 2-1Continue reading “Mo Salah : The Fourth Pyramid”
Sisa: The Best Mum
Have you ever heard of a Government rewarding a woman for being the ‘Best Mum’, for being the ‘Woman Breadwinner’, for being the ‘Ideal Mother’ ?. I had never heard of such an award until I came across an unbelievable but true story of a woman who took a path never travelled by any womanContinue reading “Sisa: The Best Mum”
Mo Salah : The Magician from Nagrig
Nagrig is a small village in the heart of the city of Basyoun in the Gharbia Governate of Northern Egypt. A dusty village at a distance of 125 kms from Cairo through the Alexandria Agriculture Road, it takes more than two and a half hours to reach Nagrig from Cairo. This simple unassuming village withContinue reading “Mo Salah : The Magician from Nagrig”