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RS Berkane edge Zamalek in African Confederation Cup final, first leg

RS Berkane edge Zamalek in African Confederation Cup final, first leg

MOROCCO'S Renaissance Berkane beat Cairo giants Zamalek 2-1 in the African Confederation Cup final, first leg at the Municipal Stadium ahead of the return in Egypt a week from now. The hosts had a dream start after being awarded a 13th minute penalty, converted by skipper Issoufou Dayo, and then grabbed a second goal in the 32nd when Adil Tahif squeezed in a header at the back post catching out goalkeeper Mohamed Awad. But Zamalek, who won the Confederation Cup five years ago when they beat Berkane on penalties in the final, netted a potentially vital away goal two minutes…
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More chaos at Egyptian champions Zamalek as club president excluded

More chaos at Egyptian champions Zamalek as club president excluded

FIVE-TIME African champions Zamalek suffered another blow in a chaotic season as a local administrative court in Egypt ordered the removal of club president Mortada Mansour, days after the team appointed Colombian coach Juan Carlos Osorio. A local administrative court in Cairo ordered on Sunday to exclude Mansour from his post, as he has just served a one-month prison sentence over a defamation case against Al-Ahly president Mahmoud El Khatib. Mansour can appeal the ruling. Mansour told his YouTube channel, which has more than half a million followers, "I will not talk about the ruling now because judgment is the title…
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Mosimane, Al Ahly make African football history

Mosimane, Al Ahly make African football history

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African coach Pitso Mosimane has celebrated his historic win of the CAF Championship League trophy with a powerful quote from the legendary Nelson Mandela. As Al-Ahly fans went wild and painted Cairo red after they had defeated rivals Zamalek 2-1, Mosimane drew inspiration from Mandela. "It always seems impossible - until it is done." Mosimane himself also had powerful words to mark the occasion. He said: "I had come to the Nile River to catch the big Fish." And, in African football, they don't come bigger than the CAF Championship. Mosimane has become the first coach…
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Zamalek strengthen BAL roster

Zamalek strengthen BAL roster

BOITUMELO RANTAO  EGYPTIAN basketball club Zamalek has added four talented players to their roster ahead of the inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL) season. Zamalek have acquired a pivot in Chinemelu Elonu - who stands tall at 6’10” (2.08) meters. Elonu is an American and Nigerian Citizen who last played in the Puerto Rican BSN league for Capitanes de Arecibo.  In 13 games the power forward averaged 14.5 points per game (ppg), 9.6 rebounds per game (rpg), 1.4 assists per game (apg), and 1.5 blocks per game (bpg). Elonu won the BSN Championship with Capitanes de Arecibo in 2018.  Elonu, drafted…
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Zamalek crowned maiden BAL Champions

Zamalek crowned maiden BAL Champions

BOITUMELO RANTAO EGYPTIAN team Zamalek became winners of the inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL) defeating finalist US Monastir 76-63 at the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.  Monastir led by a slim margin after the first quarter and the first portion of the second, until Zamalek clawed their way back to lead 44-42 at halftime. Power Forward Micheal Fakude led Zamalek with 15 points off the bench in the final. Mohab Yasser and Souleyman Diabate proved the difference in the encounter as the 18-year-old Yasser scored 14 points for the Egyptians. Diabate also scored 14 points, together with 6 assists and…
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Final four battle for BAL title

Final four battle for BAL title

BOITUMELO RANTAO   IT’S down to the wire as Basketball Africa League heats up ahead of the finals. Cameroon’s FAP are set up against Egypt’s fierce Zamalek in the opening game of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Morocco’s AS Sale takes on Atletico de Luanda from Angola. Zamalek remained undefeated after three games in the BAL including a 97-64 North African derby win over Algerian team GS Petroliers. Senegal’s AS Douanes plays Tunisia’s number one seed US Monastir at the Kigali Arena, before the final last 8 clash between Ferroviario de Maputo and home side Patriots.…
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