By this time next week we will know the 24 teams who will contest the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with the final two rounds of qualifiers set to throw up a number of winner-takes-all matches. Ghana are the biggest name in danger of missing out on the tournament in Morocco, with the Black […]
Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed ‘Kesho’ Ibrahim has been arrested in Paris on charges of alleged sexual assault. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that the 26-year-old, born in March 1998 in Egypt, was apprehended early on August 9 in front of the Oz cafe. Kesho, who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, is […]
Morocco secured the bronze medal in men’s football at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a commanding 5-0 win over Egypt in Nantes. This marks Morocco’s first Olympic football medal. Tarik Sektioui’s side bounced back impressively from their 2-1 semi-final defeat to Spain. The Atlas Lions dominated the match from the start, with Abde Ezzalzouli and […]
Egypt and Morocco are set to clash in the bronze medal match of the Olympic men’s football tournament in Nantes on Thursday, with both teams seeking to cap their remarkable campaigns with a historic podium finish. Despite falling short of their gold medal aspirations, the two nations have exceeded expectations and are now poised to […]
France have booked their place in the Olympic football final after a dramatic 3-1 extra-time victory over Egypt in a pulsating semi-final encounter. The hosts, aiming to replicate their 1984 gold medal triumph, will now face Spain in the showpiece event. The match at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais began at a frenetic pace, with both […]
Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has made headlines at the Paris Olympics by competing in the women’s individual sabre event while seven months pregnant. The 26-year-old, who was making her third Olympic appearance, won her opening match but was eliminated in the last 16. In a heartfelt Instagram post, Hafez shared her unique experience: “What appears […]
