Sports - National Teams

Egypt coach Shehata snubs Shikabala

Instead of supporting Shikabala, Shehata dismisses the extent of the racial abuse he endures from Ahly fans

Younis snubs Egypt U20 for media job

Mostafa Younis has resigned from coaching Egypt youth team

2010: Mixed fortunes for Egyptian football

The rise and fall of Egypt, the clubs’ poor results in Africa and Zamalek’s comeback from the dead

Egyptian football: A look back at 2010

As a new year dawns, Ahram Online looks back at the key markers of 2010

Egypt U23 to face South Africa, China and Denmark

Egypt's Olympic football team will face South Africa on 8 January ahead of the London 2012 qualifiers

FIFA pairs Shehata with Chilavert

Egypt coach Hassan Shehata and Paraguayan goalkeeper, Luiz Chilavert, are much alike, according to FIFA.com

The award comes at the perfect time, Shehata is Africa’s greatest ever, says Hassan

In an interview with Al-Ahram Online, Egypt and Ahly star Ahmed Hassan said he is delighted with winning the 2010 African-based player award. He also talked about some of his plans for the future

Nile basin tournament schedule announced

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Saturday the schedule of the Nile basin friendly tournament set to be hosted by Egypt next January

Gharib blames poor defending and lack of consistency for Qatar defeat

Poor defending and individual mistakes caused Egypt defeat against Qatar according to Egypt technical staff

Qatar hands the Pharaohs defeat

Egypt conceded its first ever loss to Qatar 2-1 in Doha

Egypt in no mood to celebrate Qatar success

Egypt face Qatar in a friendly Thursday, just weeks after the Gulf country was awarded the right to host the 2022 World Cup. But the Pharaohs appear to be in no mood to celebrate the unprecedented success of the fellow Arab side

Egypt vs Qatar: Key players

Information on key Egyptian and Qatari players as they prepare for their friendly meeting on Thursday at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha

Factfile : Egypt - Qatar

Some important information about the Egyptian and Qatari football teams

Egypt vs Qatar: Midfield battle

A fierce midfield tactical battle is expected as Egypt and Qatar meet on Thursday for a friendly game

Pharaohs finish 2010 with a 'historic' ninth place in FIFA ranking

Africa champions Egypt have climbed up one spot in FIFA's world ranking for December 2010, bringing the team to ninth place, ahead of all African and Arab countries

USA coach excited to meet Egypt Friendly

United States coach Bradley expressed great delight with plans to meet the Egyptian national team in a friendly match

The tale of two Shikabalas

The breathtaking skills of Zamalek wizard Mahmoud Abdel-Razek 'Shikabala' have taken him to new heights, but consistent off-field controversy still blots the image of one of Egypt's footballing jewels

Shikabala left out of Egypt squad for Qatar friendly

Zamalek wizard ‘Shikabala’ was left out of Egypt’s squad for the friendly game against Qatar after allegedly feigning injury to skip another exhibition last month

Egyptian football ‘cannot go 10 years backwards’

African champions Egypt cannot afford missing out on a place in the 2012 Nations Cup, assistant coach Shawky Gharib said on Friday

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