Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Essam El-Hadary

Essam El-Hadary cartoon

 Essam El-Hadary, 44 years and leading Egypt to Africa Cup of Nations final.

عصام الحضري 44 عاما ويقود مصر الى نهائي كأس افريقيا


Thursday, October 10, 2013

African nations set for World Cup 2014 war

Saturday and Sunday sees the first legs of the final qualification round for the African nations as we gear towards World Cup 2014.

The first set of fixtures sees The Stallions (Burkina Faso) host The Desert Warriors (Algeria), while The Elephants (Ivory Coast) welcome The Lions of Teranga (Senegal) in Abidjan.

On Sunday The Black Lions (Ethiopia) take on The Super Eagles (Nigeria), The Eagles of Carthage (Tunisia) face The Indomitable Lions (Cameroon) and The Black Stars (Ghana) draw swords with The Pharaohs (Egypt).

All in all it promises to be colourful and entertaining at the very least.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 09:49

Monday, February 6, 2012

A great nation weeps in football's darkest hour

Atrocious scenes rocked Egypt this week as a group of 'fans' invaded the pitch in the wake of Wednesday's clash between Al Masry and Al Ahly. Over 70 people died in the ensuing maul. It was an unfitting episode for such an illustrious country that was once the hub of civilisation: the Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Ptolemies and the mighty Pharaohs all stood on this ancient land.