Egypt and AS Roma winger Mohamed Salah has been named in the final shortlist for the African Player of the Year award, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealed on Tuesday.

Zamalek will be looking to give a convincing performance and achieve a win in the first match under new coach Mohamed Salah when they meet rivals Ismaily in the Egyptian Premier League on Tuesday.

The Ahly football club says they are ready to apply an online ticketing service through their website to "ease up match attendance procedures" amid security concerns.

Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini highlighted the threat posed by Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah after his team's late 2-1 win over Roma in the Serie A on Sunday.

Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry believes Nigerian forward Junior Ajayi is starting to gel into the team after putting the team on their way to a 2-0 win over El-Entag El-Harby in the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday.

Ahly returned to the league summit after cruising to an easy 2-0 Egyptian league victory over El-Entag El-Harby on Saturday.

A young female freestyle wrestling world champion has been killed in a road accident in Egypt, according to the Egyptian state news agency.

Moemen Soliman has resigned as Zamalek boss in the wake of chairman Mortada Mansour's scathing attack on the first-team's management following the 1-0 Egyptian league home victory over bottom side Tanta on Friday.

After beating Ghana 2-0 in the second round of the 2018 African World Cup qualifiers and topping Group E with 6 points, Egypt assistant coach Osama Nabih believes that the Pharaohs are only 20% on the way to winning the tournament's finals in Russia.

The Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday adjourned the trial of 16 fans of Ultras White Knights on charges of rioting to December 21, Youm7 reported.

Ahly have officially declined an offer to play a friendly game against Spain La Liga giants Atletico Madrid next January due to their international players' participation with Egypt’s national team in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, Al-Ahram Sports reported on Thursday.

Zamalek will resume their league campaign with an easy test on Friday when they face newly promoted side Tanta at Petro Sport stadium in Cairo.

The Tunisian national team has agreed to play Egypt in a friendly on 8 January as they hold their training camp in Egypt ahead of the 2017 African Cup of Nations.

Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry said Saturday's game against El-Entag El-Harby in the ninth round of the Egyptian Premier League is very important in the team's bid for their 39th trophy.

A Cairo court acquitted fifteen Ahly Ultras members on Tuesday over charges related to illegal protesting and assembly and attempting to storm the headquarters of Ahly club.

Zamalek international striker Bassem Morsi will be out action for only week, club's football director Ismail Youssef told reporters on Monday, ending speculations concerning the player's injury.

Egypt's Mohamed Salah said he had agreed with spot kick specialist Abdallah El-Said to take any penalty against Ghana, having converted from the spot to help Egypt to a vital 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Sunday.

Egypt's coach Hector Cuper believes his side deserved their 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Ghana despite gifting their opponents too much possession, saying a victory was more important than performance.

Ghana coach Avram Grant has hailed his team despite Sunday's 2-0 loss to Egypt in the second Group E game of the World Cup qualifiers, insisting that his side's chances are still alive.

Two goals from Mohamed Salah and Abdallah El-Said gave Egypt a precious 2-0 home win over Ghana to help the Pharaohs make a significant stride in their bid to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1990.

Ahly captain Hossam Ghaly has been ruled out of El-Entag El-Harby game in the Egyptian Premier League on 19 November due to injury.