Egypt AFCON 2019 team guide: the lowdown, tactics and key players
By Salim Masoud Said It’s been a new dawn for Egyptian football. Their former coach Hector Cuper gave them spectacular highs: World Cup qualification for the first time [...]
Walid Soliman
African CL 2018 final preview – Al Ahly v Esperance
Record winners Al Ahly come into this clash as the favourites but they will be well aware that means little in a two-legged affair where stuttering at home can mean a [...]
50 of the Best African Players of 2012: 50-41
Welcome to the inaugural 50 of the best African players of 2012, sponsored by Africa On The Ball. Note the ‘of the best’ and you’ll instantly recognise that we don’t [...]
CAF Champions League 2012 Final Review: Al Ahly dethrone Esperance
Al Ahly gave an excellent performance to overpower Esperance, and inflict their first home defeat in the Champions League since losing to Zamalek in August 2005. Al Ahly [...]
CAF Champions League 2012: Best XI
The excellent performers from this year’s competition: Abdelwahed El-Sayed (Zamalek) Affectionately known as the ‘Lion of Africa’ by the Zamalek faithful, El Sayed was [...]
Sandals For Goalposts 