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Egypt crash out of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Record seven-time champions Egypt will miss consecutive Africa Cup of Nations tournaments for the first time since 1968 after being held to a 1-1 draw in the Central African Republic Saturday. Stunned 3-2 at home in a delayed first leg … read more »

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Hero’s welcome for Drogba as African qualifiers

Didier Drogba can expect a hero’s welcome when he returns to the continent for the start of the group phase of Africa’s World Cup preliminaries at the weekend, a fortnight after his Champions League triumph. Drogba, still to settle his … read more »

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Egypt defeat Cameroon in a friendly game in Sudan

The Pharaohs started their preparation camp for the next world cup qualifiers in Sudan with a 2-1 win over Cameroon’s local based squad on Sunday. Sunderland’s winger Ahmed El-Elmohamady opened the scoring for the Pharaohs on the 41th minute of … read more »

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Hassan poised to earn record 179th international cap

Midfielder Ahmed Hassan is poised to become the most capped international in world football on Wednesday when he makes his 179th appearance for Egypt against Niger in a friendly in Doha, Qatar. The 36-year-old, who made his national team debut … read more »

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South Africa and USA players meet Mandela

A day after playing each other in a match in his honour, the United States and South African squads together met with Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Thursday to present him with an American shirt and take photographs. US coach … read more »

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