Al Ahly star Hussein El-Shahat has been sentenced to one year in prison with a suspended sentence and a fine of 100,000 Egyptian pounds. On Thursday, the Nasr City Misdemeanor Court sentenced Al Ahly player Hussein El-Shahat to one year in prison with a suspended sentence for assaulting Pyramids’ Mohamed Chibi last summer. This ruling follows the complaint filed by Chibi regarding the final matchday of the previous season, in which Pyramids FC beat Al Ahly 3-0 in a dead rubber as the Reds had already clinched the Egyptian Premier League title. However, tensions still arose during the game bet ..read more

Pyramids FC’s star Ramadan Sobhi could be suspended for up to four years after testing positive for doping. The former Al Ahly and Stoke City player has been suspended temporarily by the Anti-Doping Organization until the hearing session, which will be held on June 6th. Sobhi was forced to miss his side’s last game against El-Gouna and was even withdrawn from the Egypt squad for the June international camp due to the decision. Speaking of the decision, Sobhi’s lawyer Hany Zahran said: “Two samples were taken from the player last August. The first sample was atypical, and the second was negati ..read more

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) have announced their final 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. With the June international break coming up, Egypt are set to play back-to-back World Cup qualifiers next month. The Pharaohs currently top Group A with six points after earning convincing wins against Djibouti and Sierra Leone back in November of last year. They will hope to continue their winning run in the qualifiers but this time with new head coach Hossam Hassan at the helm. The legendary centre-forward took charge of the Pharaohs following their disappointing campaign ..read more

Al Ahly have become the first African team to qualify for the newly formed FIFA Intercontinental Cup after winning the 2023/24 CAF Champions League final. Following the expansion of the Club World Cup from seven to 32 teams beginning in 2025, FIFA have decided to create an annual club competition beginning in 2024 under the name of Intercontinental Cup. It will feature the champions of the top club competitions of the six confederations of FIFA, with the inaugural edition of the tournament scheduled to take place in December 2024. The tournament will be played over 4 rounds, with th ..read more

Al Ahly boss Marcel Koller has revealed his delight at winning back-to-back CAF Champions League titles, describing the final as boring’. Al Ahly have defeated Esperance de Tunis 1-0 on aggregate to claim the 2023/24 CAF Champions League title. The Red Devils had played out a disappointing goalless draw away in Tunisia last week in the first leg of the competition’s final. However, with a full-capacity crowd in attendance for the return leg at the Cairo International Stadium, Al Ahly managed to come out on top, thanks to Rami Rabia’s early winner. Speaking on the game, Marcel Koller said: “I ..read more

Al Ahly have defeated Esperance de Tunis 1-0 on aggregate to claim the 2023/24 CAF Champions League title. The Red Devils had played out a disappointing goalless draw away in Tunisia last week in the first leg of the competition’s final. However, with a full-capacity crowd in attendance for the return leg at the Cairo International Stadium, Al Ahly managed to come out on top with a narrow lead. The opening stages saw the hosts dominate the proceedings as they found the breakthrough after only four minutes from an own goal. A sublime corner delivery from Hussein El-Shahat almost found Ramy Ra ..read more

Al Ahly head coach Marcel Koller has issued a warning to his side ahead of their clash against Esperance in the CAF Champions League final. The Red Devils played out a goalless draw with Esperance in the first leg of the competition’s final in Tunisia last week. Despite creating multiple chances on goal, the champions now have to settle the tie in Cairo in front of their home crowd to seal their 12th title. Speaking ahead of the game on Saturday, Marcel Koller talked about Al Ahly’s preparations and also discussed the possibility of losing on away goals. “We expect a different game because w ..read more

Al Ahly and Egypt midfielder Amr El-Sulya has reportedly received an offer from an unnamed Qatari club ahead of the summer transfer window. El-Sulya has been an indisputable part of the Al Ahly squad since joining the club in January 2016 from Emirati side Al-Shaab, making over 300 appearances for the club. He helped the club win three CAF Champions Leagues in addition to six league titles, four Egypt Cups, as well as three World Cup bronze medals. However, his time in Cairo could be coming to an end soon as he received a proposal to play once again in the Gulf region after his stint with Al ..read more

Egypt international Sam Morsy has been voted the PFA EFL Championship Fans’ Player of the Year. Since his move to Ipswich Town, Sam Morsy has been instrumental in the club’s sensational back-to-back promotions from League One all the way to the Premier League. READ: Sam Morsy dedicates Ipswich Town’s PL promotion to Palestine The 31-year-old made 42 appearances in the Championship this season scoring twice and assisting seven times including one in their promotion decider against Huddersfield. As a result, the Ipswich Town skipper was shortlisted for the PFA Championship Fans’ Player of the Y ..read more

Cairo giants Zamalek have defeated RS Berkane on away goals to win the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup title. The White Knights looked like they were on the verge of defeat in the final’s first leg after conceding two goals in Morocco last week. However, Seifeddine Jaziri’s header gave Zamalek a lifeline in the tie as they headed into the return leg with just a goal deficit. Head coach Jose Gomes made just one change to his lineup starting Ibrahima Ndiaye on the left wing instead of Samson Akinyoola. A fiery start to the game in Cairo saw the hosts dominate the opening proceedings, pinning bac ..read more