In 1986, a superb free kick from Egypt great Taher Abou-Zeid gave them a 1-0 semi-final win over Morocco in the Nations Cup on home soil
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mohamed Salah provided the decisive moment in the 11th minute, lashing in a free-kick through a gap in Ghana’s defensive wall
The Pharaohs will face Ghana on the 25th of January, in a crucial match for the top spot
On Saturday, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail visited the Red Sea town of Ras Gharib and inspected the damaged caused by flooding there, Egyptian television said
Chad on Sunday pulled out of the qualifiers, citing financial constraints for their decision
On April 19, the Port Said Criminal Court decided to refer the papers of the 11 defendants implicated in the case to the Grand Mufti, the country’s interpreter of religious laws, for his religious opinion on the death sentences
It said the group appeared after the ouster of Egypt’s former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in June 2013, ran its terrorist operations against the army and police in the restive Sinai
He said Nigeria and Egypt shared many things in common, stressing that while Nigeria remains the largest country in the black continent, Egypt ranked second just as the citizens of the two countries had been relating peacefully in many areas
Hearing the verdict, Morsi and the other defendants gave a four-fingered salute, a symbol of the deadly clearance of Brotherhood supporters at the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque in 2013
According to the Egyptian Football Association’s Alaa Abdel-Aziz, the announcements included coach Hector Cuper’s decision to set Saturday, June 13, as the date for the team’s opening qualifier at home against Tanzania
According to the report, the accused are 15 students from Zagazig University in the Nile Delta who face charges including inciting riots, belonging to a terrorist organisation and protesting without a permit
The murders were allegedly committed in 2011
His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also convicted and given four-year terms
Sisi deposed elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July after mass unrest over his increasingly arbitrary and erratic rule, kindling political chaos and security crackdowns on dissent in the Arab world’s most populous nation
Citing the Security Council’s failure to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, take steps to end Syria’s civil war and to stop nuclear proliferation in the region, Riyadh said the body had instead perpetuated conflicts and grievances
The statement said: “Democracy remains the best form of government known to man, and in order to grow it, it must be nurtured. But if every time there are protests in a democracy, the military moves in to effect a change of government, then democracy will never grow
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday reads: “The Federal Government of Nigeria has received with grave concern, news of the overthrow by the Armed Forces, of the democratically elected President of Egypt, Mr. Mohammed Morsi and the suspension of the country’s constitution
Anti-Morsi protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square gave out a huge cheer in response to the speech
Eilat, a popular tourist destination on the Red Sea, has previously been hit by rockets fired by militants in neighbouring Egypt and Jordan
This was as a result of the counter-protest by supporters of Morsi, which was resisted by the protesting opposition