⚽ The 2024 Paris Olympics are finally here. Football matches at the Olympics are kicking off today, with our homegrown U23 team hoping to make it to the finals for the first time, after reaching the semifinals at Amsterdam 1928 and Tokyo 1964. Of the sixteen participating teams, our Olympians are in Group C alongside Spain, Uzbekistan, and the Dominican Republic.

The Pharaohs' first meet: The Egyptian team is kicking off their journey at the Olympics by playing against the Dominican Republic at 6pm today. Joining the U23 players are senior players Mohamed Elneny and Ahmed Mostafa “Zizo”.

Our team’s second match in the group stage will be against Uzbekistan, scheduled for 6pm next Saturday.

Important matches in the first round:

  • Argentina vs Morocco (Group B, 4pm)
  • Uzbekistan vs Spain (Group C, 4pm)
  • Iraq vs Ukraine (Group B, 8pm)
  • Japan vs Paraguay (Group D, 8pm)
  • France vs USA (Group A, 8pm)
  • Argentina vs Iraq (Group B, 4pm on Saturday)
  • Ukraine vs Morocco (Group B, 6pm on Saturday)
  • New Zealand vs USA (Group A, 8pm on Saturday)
  • Japan vs Mali (Group D, 10pm on Saturday)
  • France vs Guinea (Group A, 10pm on Saturday)

Our handball national team is set to take the court for their Olympic opener against Hungary at 12pm this Saturday. The Pharaohs may have their work cut out for them, having landed in a group that includes powerhouses like the six-time world champion French team, two-time world champions Denmark, along with Norway and Argentina.

Set to spike: The Egyptian national volleyball team has made their way back to the Olympics after an eight year absence from the court. Alongside us in Group B are Brazil, Italy and Poland, the latter of which we will be meeting on the court at 6pm on Saturday.

Back to local football, Al Ahly are nearing the top: The Red Devils will be facing off against Al Masry at 9pm on Friday, in a rescheduled match from gameweek 18. As of now, Al Ahly are currently ranked second on the leaderboard, trailing by just two points behind Pyramids, who played three more matches. Al Masry sits in third with 52 points.

Match of the round: The White Knights are set to play against Pyramids at 9pm in yet another rescheduled match. Zamalek currently sits in fifth with 48 points, hoping to rake in enough points to close the gap.

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