Tag: EGYPT
AFCON 2017: Meet the three title favourites
Africa will be agog this weekend as the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) takes centre stage in Gabon.
Sixteen teams will...
Egypt legend, Hossam Hassan, escapes sentence over assault on photographer
Egypt's all-time leading scorer Hossam Hassan has been spared a possible prison sentence after a police photographer dropped his case against the former striker.
The...
Buhari condoles with Egyptian president over plane crash
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday evening condoled with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt over the crash of an EgyptAir aircraft, which led to...
Loss of 14 LGs to Boko Haram tarnished armed forces’ image...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said corruption was largely responsible for the inability of the Nigerian military to quickly defeat Boko Haram.
Speaking...
Nigeria handed AFCON lifeline as Chad rescind decision to quit
Super Eagles buried hopes of making it to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was exhumed on Friday after Group G rivals, Chad, decided...
Messi’s act of charity lands him in trouble with Egyptians
Reigning World Footballer of the Year, Lionel Messi, has found himself in the middle of an unlikely controversy after he donated a pair of...
EgyptAir hijacker with fake suicide belt arrested after surrendering
An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday by a man with what authorities...
More trouble for Super Eagles as Chad withdraws from AFCON
Super Eagles Group G rivals, Chad, have withdrawn from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The West Africans who have failed to pick a...
AFCON qualifier: Siasia confident of another historic victory over Egypt
Super Eagles interim coach, Samson Siasia, believes his lads can recreate history once again when they face the Pharaohs of Egypt in a two-legged...
Russian plane crashes in central Sinai with 224 on board
A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai with 224 people on board, the office of Egypt's prime minister has confirmed.
The Airbus A-321 had...