News, stories, interviews and more from North Africa.
Morocco has slumped out of AFCON 2023 with a 2-0 loss to South Africa. What does it say about North African and Arab football growing trends?
AFCON 2023: DR Congo shocked Egypt and the continent, Guinea stole a victory in the derby, and West Africa is ready for the big round-of-16 clash between the Ivory Coast and Senegal.
AFCON 2023: Mohamed Salah is heading to England for rehabilitation. What does it mean for his Pharaohs' heritage?
A 2023 Africa Cup of Nations guide to the tournament in the Ivory Coast. Every group, every team, the games to watch, the players to follow and the main stories.
AFCON 2023: Liverpool and Egypt's star, Mohamed Salah, is heading to the Ivory Coast to play for his Egyptian, African and global heritages. Can he do it on a humid afternoon in Abidjan?
Barcelona will face Ceuta in their next Copa del Rey match. The city located in the territory of Morocco is getting ready for the historic match.
Morocco and Algeria had recent conflicts and disputes, and all were part of the 2022 African Nations Championship. Uri Levy recaps the events that led to the Moroccan withdrawal from the tournament.
The first World Cup in the Middle East will include at least five teams from the region. A brief look at each representative from North Africa and West Asia.
The Middle East and North Africa are ready to send a record number of teams to the World Cup in Qatar.
A rare fan brawl in the UAE, Egyptian mega clubs are struggling in CAF Champions League and a unique tournament in the West Bank. Recent exciting stories from across the Middle East.
The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup was one of the best football tournaments in a while. After the dramatic photo-finish with Algeria winning another title, Uri summarizes the competition, on and off the field, with a view of the 2022 World Cup.
Everything you need to know before Al-Ahly against Zamalek in the CAF Champions League final and match of the century.
Pyramids FC is running riot in the transfer market to threat on Al-Ahly’s dominance in Egypt.
CAF Champions League semifinal second leg between Zamalek and Raja Casablanca took place in Cairo and prevailed the gap levels between Moroccan and Egyptian clubs and has set the stage for a historical final for the competition.
CAF Champions League semifinals’ first legs between Wydad Casablanca to Al-Ahly Cairo and Raja Casablanca to Zamalek, have exposed the Egyptian advantage over the Moroccans in fitness, squad-depth and the ability to accelerate in empty stadiums.
Morocco: Botola Pro final day was thrilling as a title race of three teams can be. Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca, RS Berkane. In the end, the green eagles have won the championship after seven years, after complete havoc and drama.
English football changed forever when games started to take place on Sundays. The reason? The 1973 war which took place in the Middle East.
Egyptian Premier League has restarted, as Al-Ahly inaugurated a new home ground, and lost touch with Ramadan Sobhi, Huddersfield loanee. Meanwhile, in Tunisia, Qatar Airways is making moves on the big clubs.
Al-Masry of Port Said has announced earlier this week that is welcoming “donations from fans”. A club asking fans to save their beloved football team is usually an of true fandom, but the Al-Masry case may hint on another phenomenon.
Inter Milan completed the signing of Achraf Hakimi, Moroccan national team star and one of the world’s fastest footballers. Here are a few must-know facts about the ‘Moroccan Flash’.
A new format for the continental tournaments has been announced, while the AFCON is being delayed. CAF is taking decisions and getting ready for post-coronavirus times.
Is Egyptian football close to return? As usual in the country, things are much more complicated than they might seem.
After leagues around the world have restarted their games. In the Middle East, the leagues' recovery from COVID-19 can tell a lot about the region.
As football isn’t coming back anytime soon, here is a list of football things we miss since the coronavirus has started.
The Coronavirus has struck hard on world football in the past week, and the Middle East is no different. A full list of the region’s countries and the impact COVID-19 has on them.
Al-Ahly, Zamalek, Raja and Wydad. African football doesn’t get any better than this. An emergency in Jerusalem and a good-feel act in Jordan where the 2020 season just kicked off. Uri with his weekly football dose of the region.
Zamalek ditched their local derby and created even a more significant dispute between themselves and Al-Ahly. On Friday they hammered CAF Champions League’s champions. A week in the life of one of the most capricious clubs in the world.
The Cairo Derby took over Abu Dhabi and reminded Uri of good old days when then rivalry hosted fans of Al-Ahly and Zamalek; Hilal Al-Quds players are going to play in the AFC Cup, despite having their future unknown.
After Emmanuel Adebayor signed with Olimpia, we checked the top nine African players who played in South America, and you may not believe that it ever happened.
Morocco and Egypt are about to play in the Olympic football tournament semifinals, with at least one of them will clinch a medal. The reasons behind the Arab success in the football tournament in Paris 2024.