After failing to move the venue from the damaged Borg El-Arab pitch in Alexandria, Ahly will be hoping to turn their fortunes around and bounce back to winning ways when they take on Ittihad of Alexandria on Tuesday. The defending champions were held to a goalless draw by current league leaders Zamalek on Saturday in a game that was marred by heavy rains on the Mediterranean city that flooded an already poor pitch.

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The Confederation of African Football sent another letter to the Egyptian Football Association requesting they move Ahly s Champions League quarter-final and Zamalek s Confederation Cup quarter-final games from Alexandria s Borg El-Arab Stadium to another venue, the EFA announced on Sunday. The pitch of the Alexandria-based stadium looked to be in very poor condition again during the recent Cairo derby between Ahly and Zamalek, which finished in a goalless draw.

Liverpool s Egyptian winger Mohmed Salah defended himself after being criticized for his lengthy goal drought, hinting that he is being unfairly treated by the media. Salah helped his side earn a difficult 2-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday when Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris parried out his back post header but the ball struck the unfortunate Belgian central defender and rolled over the line in the 90th minute.

Egypt s Mexican tactician Javier Aguirre is satisfied with the team s performance despite Tuesday s 1-0 loss to Nigeria. The Pharaohs were hosted by the Super Eagles in a friendly match in Asaba amid the preparations of both teams for this summer s African Nations Cup.

Egypt s Mexican tactician Javier Aguirre said on Monday that he is looking to form a team that would compete for the African Cup of Nations title when Egypt hosts the top-flight competition this summer. "Managing Egypt is a very special mission as Egypt has a big history in African football," the 60-year-old coach told a press conference ahead of Egypt s friendly against Nigeria.

Egypt coach Mexican tactician Javier Aguirre will continue examining new faces when his team faces Nigeria in a friendly match on Tuesday. The Pharaohs will be hosted by the Super Eagles in their first warm-up for this summer s African Nations Cup, which they are seeking to win for the first time since winning the last of their record seven trophies in 2010. Egypt was granted the tournament s hosting rights in January after Cameroon was stripped of those rights in December. Nigeria will also be featuring in the prestigious tournament finals.

Egypt s national football team flew to Nigeria from Niger on Sunday morning ahead of facing the Super Eagles in a friendly match on Tuesday. Egypt s perfect run under coach Javier Aguirre came to an end after Saturday s 1-1 away draw against Niger in the last round of the African Nations Cup qualifiers.

Manchester United will hike prices for away fans when they host Barcelona in their Champions League quarter-final first leg to subsidise tickets for their own supporters travelling to Spain for the return, the Premier League club said. United, who were allocated 4,610 tickets for the second leg, were informed by Barcelona that the price for away fans at the Nou Camp would be 102 pounds ($134), which British media reported was the most expensive ticket to a United game outside of a final.

The coach of Egypt s national team has decided to play three friendlies, amid the final preparations for the 2019 African Cup of Nations this summer, team manager Ihab Leheta revealed on Wednesday. "The technical staff, headed by [coach Javier] Aguirre, decided to play three friendly matches at most ahead of the tournament. I hope we play one of them at Cairo Stadium," Leheta told MBC Masr TV channel.

Alexandria s Borg El-Arab Stadium will be ready to host the anticipated Egyptian league derby between Cairo rivals Ahly and Zamalek later this month, according to Amer Hussein, the head of competitions committee at the Egyptian Football Association (EFA). "Borg El-Arab Stadium will be ready to host the derby on 30 March," Hussien was quoted as saying by the EFA s official Twitter account on Tuesday.

Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk is not worried about Mohamed Salah s goal drought and is confident he will return to his scoring mood. The Egyptian winger, who has scored 20 goals in 41 games across all competitions, has failed to scored over the past 7 games for the Reds.

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said on Sunday he is happy with Mohamed Salah s displays despite his goal drought, adding that he is confident the Egyptian forward will regain his sharpness after the international break. Salah has failed to score any goal since finding the net against Bournemouth in a Premier League game on 9 February, extending his drought to seven matches in all competitions.

Egypt and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah believes the Reds can topple defending champions Manchester City to win their first Premier League title since 1990. Liverpool have thrown away a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League table and are now one point adrift of Pep Guardiola s men.

Neymar could be hit with a Champions League ban after UEFA opened an investigation on Wednesday into his foul-mouthed social media outburst about the refereeing during Paris Saint-Germain s controversial exit to Manchester United last week. Injured Brazil forward Neymar told match officials to "Go fuck yourselves" on Instagram after watching on incredulous from the sidelines at the Parc des Princes as United were awarded a decisive stoppage-time penalty for a debateable handball via the video assistant referee (VAR) system, allowing Marcus Rashford to fire United into the quarter-finals on away goals.

Egyptian champions Ahly said on Tuesday that security authorities have approved increasing the number of fans who attending Saturday s crucial Champions League home match against JS Saoura of Algeria from 10,000 to 15,000, the Cairo giants announced on Tuesday. "We received official approval to increase the fans at the match at Alexandria s Borg El-Arab Stadium to 15,000 instead of the previously approved number [10,000]," Ahly said in a statement on its official website.

Egypt s Zamalek continued their resurgence in the African Confederation Cup to put themselves in pole position for a place in the last eight, crushing Kenya s Gor Mahia 4-0 at home on Sunday to move top of Group D with one match remaining. Two first-half goals from central defender Mahmoud Alaa, who made his comeback from injury, and deep-lying forward Youssef Ibrahim gave Zamalek a comfortable lead at the interval.

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah s display in a 4-2 Premier League win over Burnley on Sunday, saying the Egyptian was his side s best player despite not scoring. Salah dished out an assist and had a hand in another as Liverpool romped to a convincing victory courtesy of a brace from Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane apiece.

European soccer body UEFA has opened a formal investigation into Premier League champions Manchester City over potential breaches of its break-even rule known as Financial Fair Play, it said on Thursday. "The investigation will focus on several alleged violations of FFP that were recently made public in various media outlets," UEFA said in a statement. "UEFA will make no further comments on the matter while the investigation is ongoing."

Liverpool s Senegalese winger Sadio Mane denied reports suggesting that there is a sort of rivalry between him and teammate Mohamed Salah, stressing that the aim of both players is to help the Reds win trophies. Salah is Liverpool s leading scorer this season with 17 Premier League goals, three ahead Mane. Both players vied f