Egypt Sports News

Parts of Cairo are under police lockdown amid some of the worst football violence ever seen in the region. More than a thousand security personnel deployed to protect the Algerian embassy and other key locations came under attack from angry...

Never mind the "hand of Henry" – the "foot of Yahia" has caused an even greater World Cup fallout in north Africa as rioting erupted in the early hours of yesterday morning in Cairo. It was Algerian defender Antar Yahia's...

The Frenchman saw his side qualify for Africa's first edition of the global showpiece on Saturday, with a 2-0 win over Morocco. Now he says he wants to sign an extension to his contract and lead the team at their...

The Black Satellites beat Brazil in a penalty shoot-out after Friday's game in Cairo finished goalless at the end of extra time. Ghana had a player sent off in the first half but held on and then secured victory in...

Egyptian fan shows off a much sought-after ticket to the match It has been billed as a do-or-die game and for both teams, the stakes are enormous. Saturday's crucial football match in Cairo between Egypt and their arch-rivals Algeria could...

Libyan news agency Jana reported that the Arab League had asked Col Gaddafi to intercede between the two nations. Each side accused the other's fans of violent attacks after last week's vital World Cup play-off, which Algeria won. Diplomatic spats...

Algeria Beat Egypt to Africa's Last Ticket 19 November 2009 Lagos — Twenty years of hurt was put to bed as Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 to secure their place at the World Cup finals last night, sending African champions packing....

There was no serious casualties with only three players slightly hurt. The incident has not helped relations between the two countries with both sides fans blaming the other. Algeria sit top of in Group B in the African section of...

Two goals from Hussam Arafat, plus strikes from Moustafa Afroto and Mohamed gave the hosts victory, with Trinidad's Jean Luc Rochford netting a consolation. A frantic start showed that the players were perhaps too eager to make an impression on...

Egypt's football party gets out of hand It was always going to be highly charged, but the World Cup qualifier with Algeria reached extraordinary levels of intensity The run-up to the game had the feel of a military preparation...That this...