Topic: Mohamed Zidan

Champions Egypt off to winning Nations Cup start

Defending champions Egypt defeated Nigeria 3-1 in their opening Africa Cup of Nations Group C match at the Ombaka Stadium here on Tuesday.Egypt coach, Hassan Shehata, said some inspired second-half substitutions helped his team to a deserved victory. "The victory over ...

Champions Egypt off to winning start

Defending champions Egypt defeated Nigeria 3-1 in their opening Africa Cup of Nations Group C match at the Ombaka Stadium here on Tuesday.Egypt coach, Hassan Shehata, said some inspired second-half substitutions helped his team to a deserved victory. "The victory over ...

Football: Champions Egypt off to winning start

Defending champions Egypt defeated Nigeria 3-1 in their opening Africa Cup of Nations Group C match at the Ombaka Stadium here on Tuesday.Egypt coach, Hassan Shehata, said some inspired second-half substitutions helped his team to a deserved victory. "The victory over ...

Egypt's Zidan pays tribute to namesake Zidane

While not in the same class as French great Zinedine Zidane, Egypt's star striker Mohamed Zidan has revealed his admiration for his namesake.By scoring twice against Brazil in Egypt's opening Confederations Cup match, Zidan matched the exploits of Zizou ...

Egypt recall 'bad boys' for Ghana clash

'Bad boys' Mohamed Barakat and Mohamed Zidan have been called up by Egypt for a high-profile Cairo friendly against Ghana on Wednesday.Hassan Shehata vowed he would never include Barakat in the national squad after the silky Al-Ahly midfielder criticised the hyper-successful ...