Alaa Abdel-Ghani's Articles

Not surprisingly, Egypt made it to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations but much more is expected, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Egypt’s Ahly are once again champions of the continent after defeating Wydad Casablanca on aggregate in the final, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Ahly of Egypt and Wydad Casablanca clash in a titanic encounter in Morocco on 11 June in the second leg of the final of the African Champions League with Ahly nursing a slim 2-1 lead from the first leg, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Egyptian footballer Mustafa Mohamed’s refusal to support an LGBTQ campaign in France where he plays should be respected, writes Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Egypt’s Ahly and Wydad Casablanca will meet in the final of the African Champions League, extending their long-running North African rivalry

Egypt’s Ahly go into Friday’s second-leg semi-final clash in Cairo against Esperance of Tunisia in the African Champions League holding a comfortable 3-0 lead but their coach is tempering expectations, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

In a clash of North African football giants, Egypt’s Ahly will meet Esperance of Tunisia in the semi-final of the African Champions League, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Egypt’s Ahly go to Morocco taking a 2-0 first leg win against Raja in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Record 10-time champions Ahly of Egypt and Morocco’s Raja Casablanca face off in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League for a second consecutive season after the two North African rivals were paired in last week’s draw

Ahly came from behind to beat Pyramids 2-1 for their 38th Egypt Cup, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

For more than a decade, security concerns have limited Egyptian fans to a few thousand in the country’s football stadiums. But that might change following a packed African Champions League game on Saturday, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

The 2026 World Cup will have 12 groups of four teams each. It’s a record 48 teams which can only dilute the football extravaganza

Egypt’s two biggest football clubs need to win their remaining two games each if they are to make it to the quarter-finals of the African Champions League, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Midway through the African Champions League and Confederation Cup, a couple of Egyptian football clubs are heading for the quarter-finals while two others remain in the grey area

The club’s President Mortada Mansour took his ranting a step too far. Now he and his club are paying the price.

Egypt’s top two football teams are mired near or at the bottom of their respective groups in the African Champions League, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

In the continent’s Champions League, Egypt’s two biggest football clubs did not get off on the right foot. What’s worse, bigger tests lie ahead, reports Alaa Abdel-Ghani

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