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Al-Ahram Weekly
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Emam Ashour should apologize to rejoin Pharaohs squad: Egypt coach Hossam Hassan - National Teams
Ahly midfielder Emam Ashour was left out of Egypt's latest World Cup qualifiers squad for disciplinary reasons, according to national team coach Hossam Hassan, who said the player must apologize to return. 'Ashour's omission is a disciplinary decision. He pretended to be injured with the national team before, and suddenly he played with Ahly. If he apologizes and admits his mistake, he will rejoin the team again,' Hassan explained. Despite being fully fit, Ashour was surprisingly excluded from the Pharaohs' squad for the two recent qualifiers against Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. All good! Meanwhile, despite the limited preparation time, Hossam Hassan expressed satisfaction with his team's recent results in the African World Cup qualifiers. On Tuesday, the Pharaohs claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Sierra Leone at Cairo International Stadium. That followed a 2-0 away victory over Ethiopia on Friday in the fifth round of qualifiers, moving them five points clear at the top of Group A. 'Ethiopia and Sierra Leone deliver outstanding football, and both teams include professional players. Winning and leading the group is the most important thing in the qualifiers, and I would like to thank the players for what they delivered,' said the former Ahly and Zamalek star. 'Preparing the team for the two games in just two days isn't easy, whether for the players or the technical staff,' he added. Egypt now leads Group A with 16 points from six matches, maintaining a five-point lead over second-placed Burkina Faso. Sierra Leone remained in third place with 8 points. Egypt's next match is a return clash against fourth-placed Ethiopia in September's next round of World Cup qualifiers. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Al-Ahram Weekly
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
RELIVE: Egypt v Sierra Leone (African 2026 World Cup qualifiers) - National Teams
Ahram Online provided a live coverage for Tuesday's match between Egypt and Sierra Leone in the 6th round of African World Cup qualifiers Egypt 1-0 Sierra Leone Scorers: Ahmed Zizo 45+1 Lineups Egypt: Mohamed El-Shenawy – Mohamed Hany, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Ahmed Nabil Kouka – Marwan Attia, Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet" (Mostafa Fathy 90+2), Ahmed Sayed "Zizo" (Mohamed Shehahat 73), Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush (Mahmoud Saber 90+2) – Mostafa Mohamed (Hamdy Fathy 57). Sierra Leone: Alhaji Sesay – Nathaniel Jalloh (Momoh Dumbuya 87), Alpha Turay, Juma Bah, Emmanuel Samadia – Tyrese Fornah, Mohamed Kamara (Alie Conteh 46), Abu Dumbuya (Mohamed Bangura 83), Alhassan Koroma (Moussa Kamara 73) – Kei Kamara, Augustus Koroma. 90+4 Full time 90+2 Yellow card for Attia. 90' Ref shows 4 minutes of injury time. 87' Egypt are now more cautious as they want to protect their lead. 83' The Egyptian players are exchanging passes in midfield to restore their possession. 80' Corner to Sierra Leone, El Shenawy punches the ball clear. 78' Mohamed Kallon's men are rushing forward in an attempt to grab the equalizer. 75' Free kick to Egypt. Salah tries to combine with Fathy but it goes into a goal kick. 70' Second sub for Egypt. Mohamed Shehata replaces Ahmed "Zizo" El Sayed. 69' Corner to Sierra Leone, Turay is flagged offside. 67' ANOTHER CHANCE FOR EGYPT! Zizo breaks into the box but his pass to Marmoush goes wide. 65' Salah tries to set up Trezeguet in the box but the pass is intercepted by the keeper. 63' Koroma fires from inside the box but his shot is blocked by Rabia. 58' Marmoush will now get a central role while Trezeguet will be moved to the left flank. 57' First sub for Egypt. Hamdy Fathy replaces Mostafa Mohamed. 53' WHAT A CHANCE ! Marmoush assists Salah but he misses from the spot kick. That is rare. 49' Conteh intercepts a deflected ball in the box and sends a powerful shot next to the post. 47' INCREDIBLE ! Attia unleash a powerful shot but it crashes off the post. 46' Second half is underway 45+3 Half time 45+1 Zizo scores at the near post after receiving an excellent through ball from Trezeguet. 45+1 GOOOAAAL FOR EGYPT ! 45' Ref shows 3 minutes of injury time. 44' Marmoush has an attempt but it goes next to the post. 42' A chance for Egypt! Salah chips the ball to Trezeguet but the latter fails to control the box that goes into the hands of the keeper. 40' Excellent clearance by Abdelmonem before Kamara would score from point blank. 37' Long pass to Trezeguet but it goes into a goal kick. 33' Marmoush receives the ball in the box but his powerful shot is blocked by the last defender. 30' Corner to Sierra Leone, Rabia heads it clear. 27' Salah tries to combine with Zizo but he loses the ball. 24' Mostafa Mohamed is brought down in the box but the referee waves play on. 21' WHAT A CHANCE! Trezeguet breaks clear but his close range shot is saved by the keeper 18' Zizo sends a cross in the box but the defence heads it clear. 15' Salah has an attempt but it goes over the crossbar. 12' Yellow card for Dumbuya. 10' Kouka attempts a cross but it goes into the hands of the keeper. 7' Zizo crosses in the box but it goes into the hands of Sesay. 5' First attempt by Trezeguet but it goes wide. 3' Egypt are applying high pressure since the begining forcing their rivals to drop back. 0' Match is underway 20:35 Hossam Hassan is set to switch to a 4-3-3 formation instead of the 3-4-3 used against Ethiopia four days ago. 20:20 Players are warming up 19:50 Coach makes two changes to his starting lineup as he introduces Ahmed Nabil Kouka and Mostafa Mohamed. 17:00 Hassan is expected to make a few changes to his team most notably fielding Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed replacing Osama Faisal who made little impact against Ethiopia. 16:00 Egypt coach Hossam Hassan will continue to rely on the attacking prowess of Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and hope Omar Marmoush will reproduce his club form with the national team. Salah played a key role in Egypt's 2-0 victory over Ethiopia on Friday, helping his side tighten their grip on the group lead. 15:00 The Pharaohs are seeking their fourth-ever World Cup appearance, having previously qualified in 1934, 1990, and 2018. A victory would further solidify their position at the top of Group A and extend their unbeaten run in the qualifiers. 13:00 Egypt national football team will be hosting Sierra Leone on Tuesday at Cairo International Stadium in the 6th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Venue: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall Check the match preview HERE (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
BBC News
25-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Nigeria's 2026 World Cup bid falters as SA strengthen position
Nigeria's hopes of a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup are back in the balance after Zimbabwe netted a last-minute equaliser to leave the West Africans off the pace in Group C.A diving header from Victor Osimhen had put the Super Eagles on the brink of a second successive victory, but on-loan Huddersfield forward Tawanda Chirewa stunned the home crowd in Uyo when he poked past Stanley Nwabali in the 90th six rounds of the 10-match group campaign Nigeria have slipped to six points behind leaders South Africa, who secured a 2-0 away win against Benin through efforts from Burnley striker Lyle Foster and Jayden who missed out on the 2022 finals in Qatar, are fourth in the group, a point behind Rwanda and the nine group winners will qualify for the expanded 48-team tournament next four best second-placed sides will play off for a spot at an intercontinental tournament which will decide the final spots in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Cape Verde moved four points clear at the top of Group D after Dailon Livramento's double gave the Blue Sharks a 2-1 win away in can cut that lead to one point if they beat Libya at home later (19:00 GMT).Uganda moved up to third in Group G and three points off table-toppers Algeria as Allan Okello's stunning first-half free-kick was enough to secure a 1-0 home win over are a total of 10 more games in the sixth round of qualifiers to be played on Tuesday, with Egypt, Senegal, Morocco and Algeria among the sides in final four rounds of group fixtures will be spread across September and October, with African play-offs scheduled for November. Chiwera stuns Super Eagles After failing to win their first four games in Group C, pressure had been on Nigeria and their new coach Eric Chelle to take maximum points from their two fixtures this started with purpose against Zimbabwe, forcing visiting goalkeeper Washington Arubi into six saves in the opening 10 who struck both goals in the 2-0 win over Rwanda on Friday, saw a volley from an acute angle tipped behind and his header from the resulting corner brilliantly clawed Alex Iwobi and substitute Tolu Arokodare had gone close it looked like Osimhen had given the Super Eagles another vital three points when he converted Ola Aina's cross in the 74th almost levelled straight away when Nwabali failed to claim a cross from the left and Knowledge Musona stabbed against the after the Warriors silenced the Uyo crowd when Chirewa placed a calm finish under Nwabali at the death, Nigeria now need other results to go their way to force themselves back into contention. Tuesday's African World Cup qualifying results and fixtures Egypt v Sierra Leone (Group A, 19:00 GMT)Sudan v South Sudan (Group B, 19:00 GMT)Mauritania v DR Congo (Group B, 21:00 GMT)Senegal v Togo (Group B, 21:00 GMT)Benin 0-2 South Africa (Group C)Nigeria 1-1 Zimbabwe (Group C)Rwanda 1-1 Lesotho (Group C)Angola 1-2 Cape Verde (Group D)Cameroon v Libya (Group D, 19:00 GMT)Morocco v Tanzania (Group E 21:30 GMT)Burundi v Seychelles (Group F, 19:00 GMT)Botswana v Somalia (Group G, 19:00 GMT)Uganda 1-0 Guinea (Group G)Algeria v Mozambique (Group G, 21:00 GMT)Comoros v Chad (Group I, 21:00 GMT)
Al-Ahram Weekly
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
LIVE: Egypt v Sierra Leone (African 2026 World Cup qualifiers) - National Teams
Ahram Online is providing a live coverage for Tuesday's match between Egypt and Sierra Leone in the 6th round of African World Cup qualifiers Stay tuned as match is due to start at 21:00 Cairo time (GMT+2) Egypt v Sierra Leone Venue: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Check the match preview HERE (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
See - Sada Elbalad
24-03-2025
- Sport
- See - Sada Elbalad
The 10 Most Valuable Players for Egypt vs. Sierra Leone
Amir Hagag Egyptian star Omar Marmoush, a Manchester City player, tops the list of the 10 most valuable players for the upcoming Egypt vs. Sierra Leone match in the African World Cup qualifiers, with a market value of €75 million. The list of the six most valuable players for the Egyptian national team is as follows: - Omar Marmoush: €75 million - Mohamed Salah: €55 million - Mahmoud Trezeguet: €7.5 million - Mostafa Mohamed: €6 million - Mohamed Abdel-Moneim: €4 million - Ahmed Sayed Zizo: €4 million The Egyptian national team will host Sierra Leone at 9:00 PM tomorrow, Tuesday, at Cairo International Stadium, in the sixth round of Group A of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. read more Japan Stun Spain 2-1 to Qualify for World Cup Last 16 World Cup 2022: Get to Know Confirmed Line-ups of Japan and Spain Group E Decider Saudi Arabia Bid Farewell to World Cup after 2-1 Loss to Mexico Tunisia Achieve Historic Win over France but Fail to Qualify Tunisia to Clash against France in World Cup Sports Get to Know Squad of Group D Teams in World Cup Sports Al Ahly Gift EGP 70,000 to Players After Claiming Egyptian Super Cup Title Sports Bencharki Hits First 2 Goals with Al Jazira Since Leaving Zamalek Sports Arsenal Possible Line-up for Nottingham Forest News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Ireland Replaces Former Israeli Embassy with Palestinian Museum News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
