I just can’t believe how supporters of Egypt’s two biggest football teams used to curse each other all the time on social media,” Mohamed Salah posted on his official Twitter account, expressing his disbelief. Shocked by the Egyptian supporters’ continuous trading of insults on Twitter, Salah criticized the non-stop frustration between Al-Ahly and Zamalek supporters, which is clearly reflected in social media posts.

Egypt s Ahly suffered their first CAF Champions League group stage defeat after losing 1-0 to Tanzanian side Simba at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, with an error-ridden defensive display costing them dearly. Only 10 days after their embarrassing 5-0 defeat in Cairo, a spirited performance from Simba helped them take revenge as they managed to restrict Ahly to some tame efforts, preventing them from creating enough scoring chances.

Manchester United will not sit back when Paris St Germain visit Old Trafford for the first leg of their last 16 Champions League meeting on Tuesday, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said. United are unbeaten in all competitions since Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho in December and their improvement is down to the Norwegian s insistence on an attacking style of play, as opposed to the defensive fare served up by his predecessor.

Manchester City s on-fire striker Sergio Aguero struck his second hat-trick in a week as the champions ruthlessly destroyed woeful Chelsea in a 6-0 win at The Etihad on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League. City and Liverpool are both on 65 points with City having the better goal difference although they have played one more game than their rivals. Third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Leicester City 3-1 earlier on Sunday, are five points behind.

Tottenham Hotspur s Premier League north London derby against Arsenal will be played at Wembley Stadium as the club still awaits safety certificates on its new ground. In January the club said all its February home fixtures would be staged at their adopted Wembley home owing to continued delays to their new 62,000-seater ground which is costing close to one billion pounds ($1.3 billion).

Tickets for the upcoming African Cup of Nations will be available online for football fans as Egypt continues preparations to host the prestigious biennial tournament, Minister of Sports Ashraf Sobhy said Sunday. "It is one of the biggest sports events," Sobhy said in a seminar at the Cairo International Book Fair. "We will organise the tournament to the highest level."

Manchester United have opened talks with Marcus Rashford over a new and improved contract following the forward s impressive run of form under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, reports said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old scored his 10th goal of the season in Sunday s 1-0 win at Leicester, becoming the second-youngest player to reach 100 Premier League appearances for United after Ryan Giggs.

Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah was named the PFA Player of the Month for January on Monday, beating David de Gea, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford, Troy Deeney and Leroy Sane in the fan poll. This is the second month in a row that Salah, 26, has won the award. In January he scored once against Brighton and twice against Crystal Palace, maintaining his leading position in the Premier League Golden Boot race.

Egypt s Zamalek produced an error-ridden defensive display to slump to a stunning 4-2 defeat at Kenya s Gor Mahia in their opening group stage game of the African Confederation Cup on Sunday. In an end-to-end first half, Gor Mahia s Jacques Tuyisenge and Zamalek winger Ibrahim Hassan scored two goals apiece as both sides went to the locker room tied at 2-2. In the second half, Zamalek committed a series of costly and uncharacteristic mistakes at the back, with their players appearing to drag their feet as Gor Mahia took control. Nicholas Kipkirui put the hosts ahead early in the second half and veteran striker Dennis Oliech ensured the win with a stoppage time goal as Zamalek s shaky defence was torn apart.

Ahly defender Ramy Rabia and striker Amr Gamal have officially been registered in the club s domestic squad, the club announced on Wednesday. "After a meeting on Wednesday, the technical staff decided to register Rabia and Gamal in the domestic squad," Ahly s football director Sayed Abdel-Hafiz told the club s official website.

Liverpool wasted a chance to take complete control of the Premier League title race as Leicester earned a 1-1 draw against the leaders, while Chelsea s bid for a top-four finish was rocked by a humiliating 4-0 thrashing at Bournemouth on Wednesday. After second-placed Manchester City lost at Newcastle on Tuesday, Jurgen Klopp s side would have moved seven points clear at the top with a win over Leicester.

Defending champions Ahly survived a late scare to see off Wadi Degla and claim a precious 2-1 win, cutting Zamalek s lead down to nine points on Monday. The Red Devils looked to be heading to a comfortable victory as Amr El-Sulaya opened the scoring in the 17th minute and Tunisia s left back Ali Maaloul doubled their lead just past the hour mark. However Wadi Degla grabbed a lifeline as Mohamed Helal scored an 86th-minute penalty to pile pressure on their visitors during the final minutes.

The Confederation of African Football have announced that the 2019 African Cup of Nations will start on 21 June and end on 13 July. The draw will be held at the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx on 12 April. Egypt will host AFCON 2019 after original host Cameroon was stripped of its duties due to delays in its preparations for the expanded 24-team tournament.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided early Sunday to delay the launch date of the 2019 African Cup of Nations to start 21 June instead of 14 June, Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Vice President Ahmed Shobir announced. "A number of North African countries asked the CAF to delay the opening of the tournament for one week because of fasting in Ramadan as well as celebrating Eid Al-Fitr," Shobir said on his private television sports programme.

Ahly winter signing Ramadan Sobhi has celebrated his 22nd birthday with a dazzling display as Ahly defeated Maqassa 3-0 in a league game at Alexandria s Borg El-Arab Stadium on Thursday. The winger, who turned 22 on Wednesday, scored a goal and provided another in Thursday s win. Sobhi s goal is his first since joining Ahly from Premier League side Huddersfield on a six-month loan deal in January.

Ahly midfielder Salah Gomaa has returned to the Reds squad for the first time in almost a year after being called up by coach Martin Lasarte Wednesday for Thursday s Egyptian Premier League match against Maqassa. The 25-year-old Gomaa, who joined Ahly in 2015 from Enppi, wasn t officially registered with the Cairo giants since ending his loan spell with Saudi side Al-Faisaly last summer.

Egypt s Football Association (EFA) chairman Hani Abo-Rida has revealed the nominated hosting governorates and stadiums of the upcoming African Cup of Nations, adding that the Pharaohs are strong favorites to win the prestigious title at home next summer. "The stadiums are Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Suez and Military stadiums in Suez, Cairo Stadium in Cairo, El-Salam Stadium in Qalioubiya, Alexandria and Haras-Elhodoud stadiums in Alexandria and Ismailia Stadium in Ismailia," Abo-Rida said in an interview with ON Sport TV channel late on Monday.

Zamalek was in luck on Monday as they received an easy draw to face Algerian Nasr Athletic Hussein Dey, Angolan Atletico Petroleos de Luanda and Kenya s Gor Mahia FC in Group D of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Cairo giants booked their place in Africa s secondary club competition group stage after beating Morocco s Ittihad Tanger 3-1 in the round of 32 on aggregate last week

Ahlys star playmaker Walid Soliman may need to undergo knee surgery after he suffered a cartilage injury, according to club doctor Khaled Mahmoud. "Scans on Sunday revealed that Walid is suffering from an interior knee ligament injury and also a minor cartilage injury," Ahlys doctor Khaled Mahmoud was quoted as saying by the clubs official website.

Top scorer Mohamed Salah could find the oldest player in the Premier League standing in his way when free-flowing leaders Liverpool host Crystal Palace at Anfield on Saturday. The visitors may have to draft in 39-year-old Argentine reserve goalkeeper Julian Speroni, who last appeared for them at the end of 2017, after injuries to those above him in the pecking order.

Ahly players are ready for the next Champions league test against outstanding Algerian side JS Saoura despite fatigue, according to the club s assistant coach Mohamed Youssef. The Cairo giants will be hosted by their Algerian counterparts JS Saoura on Friday in Bechar in the second round of the CAF Champions League group stage.