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Youssef Farag
Sport Reporter
Covers Egyptian sport — the Premier League, the national team, African and continental competition, and the athletes carrying Egypt's colours abroad. The beat takes in the administration of sport as well as the results: club finances, federation decisions, facilities and youth development, on the basis that most of what determines a season happens before kick-off.
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Zamalek travel to Rwanda's APR FC in CAF Champions League qualifier
Zamalek open their CAF Champions League campaign away to APR FC of Rwanda on Friday in Kigali, with the winner of the two-legged tie reaching the group stage.
16 Oct 2026
Al Ahly beat Zamalek 2-0 in Cairo derby to go provisionally top of Egyptian league
Mohamed Hany and substitute Mounsef Bakrar scored as Al Ahly beat Zamalek 2-0, moving provisionally above Pyramids at the top of the Egyptian Premier League.
12 Oct 2026
BP's Fayoum 4 well starts up two years early, adding 80 million cubic feet a day
BP has begun production from the Fayoum 4 well in its West Nile Delta concession, adding about 80 million cubic feet of gas a day to Egypt's domestic market roughly two years ahead of the original schedule.
3 Sept 2026
Terminal 4 would take Cairo airport to 70 million passengers. The cost figure is a year old
President El-Sisi directed officials on 31 August to create investment zones around Egypt's airports and reviewed a Terminal 4 designed for 40 million passengers a year at Cairo International. The $4.5bn cost estimate in circulation dates from September 2025.
2 Sept 2026
Four medals in China: Egypt’s modern pentathletes confirm a golden generation
Silver for Farida Khalil, silver for both the women’s and men’s teams, bronze in the relay — the Sports Minister’s congratulations mark a haul that places Egypt among the sport’s leading nations.
31 Aug 2026
The streak ends at 78: Djokovic falls in the US Open first round to world No.48 Navone
Novak Djokovic, 39, lost 7-6, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to Argentina’s Mariano Navone over 4 hours 36 minutes — his first opening-round Grand Slam defeat since 2006.
31 Aug 2026
Matchday 3: Zamalek host Petrojet tonight with Ahly’s perfect start setting the pace
The champions face Suez-Petrojet at Cairo International Stadium at 20:00, days before their Champions League return — while Ahly sit on maximum points after beating ZED 2-0.
31 Aug 2026
Egypt schedules an October friendly, and friendlies matter more than they look
The national team’s technical staff have arranged a friendly for October ahead of AFCON qualifiers. What coaches actually use these matches for.
30 Aug 2026