US authorities have returned a stolen coffin to Egypt, two years after it was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The 2,100-year-old coffin of a priest called Nedjemankh was featured in an exhibit housing artefacts…
Egypt: Protests and clashes enter second day (BBC)
Egypt has seen a second night of clashes and dozens of arrests in rare demonstrations against President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. About 200 demonstrators took to the streets in the port city of Suez demanding his resignation. Dozens were reportedly arrested…
Fifa appoints normalisation committee to take charge in Egypt (BBC)
Football’s world governing body Fifa has installed a new committee to run the game in Egypt, after the sudden resignation of the previous board. President Hani Abou Rida and the other members of the Egypt Football Association (EFA) quit in…
Nigerian fans troop out to watch Algeria clinch first AFCON trophy in over 20 years
Algeria has emerged the African champions for the first time since 1990 as the Desert Foxes clinched the historic win over Senegal on Friday night in Egypt. Despite the Super Eagles exiting the tournament at the hands of the eventual…
Algerian journalists clash with Egyptian police at Pyramid ground (Guardian)
Egyptian police had a tough time with some Algerian journalists yesterday during a tour of the Pyramid organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tour, which saw journalists from different parts of the continent visiting the historic Pyramid,…
#AFCON2019 Favourite: The Eagles are king of air and land
On the field at the Alexandria Stadium, Egypt, Nigeria’s Super Eagles dominated the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. Reeling from a roller-coaster-kind-of-comeback from 1-2 to defeat the Lions 3-2, they weren’t just footballers, they were game changers. Three-time Africa Cup of…
‘We wanted to prove those who wrote us off wrong’ (Guardian)
Super Eagles striker and scorer of the third goal in Saturday’s round of 16 clash against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Alex Iwobi has revealed that so many people wrote off the team’s chances of making it to the quarterfinal…
Egypt must learn from AFCON failure – Mo Salah (Punch)
Egypt star Mohamed Salah said the team would try to learn from their mistakes after the Africa Cup of Nations hosts suffered an embarrassing last-16 exit. The Pharaohs were billed as chief title contenders on home soil, having won three…
NFF praises Sanwo-Olu, Gbajabiamila, Emefiele for Eagles’ support (NewTelegraph)
The Nigeria Football Federation has commended top Nigerian dignitaries who were in Alexandria, Egypt on Saturday to cheer the Super Eagles to victory over Cameroon in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nation round of 16 clash. The Super Eagles came…
We’ll end Super Eagles’ dream, Cameroonians boast (Guardian)
The city of Alexandria is already feeling the vibration ahead of Saturday’s epic showdown between the Super Eagles and Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. It is one of the round of 16 fixtures in the Egypt 2019 Afcon, which could have…
