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  arab-news-zamalek   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Zamalek go into the match in the Ghanaian provincial city with a comfortable lead in their domestic league and a run of form that matches their successful march to the African Cup Winners' Cup title last year.
Zamalek warmed up for the Super Cup match with a 2-0 league win away at Sekkit Hadded Souhag on Wednesday, which increased their points tally to 45 in the championship and kept them comfortably ahead of arch-rivals Al Ahli in the title race.
Zamalek will also be allowed to play the Hassan twins in the match after the two veteran internationals were cup tied in the Cup Winners' Cup last year following their emotive mid-year move from Al Ahli.
www3.estart.com /arab/news/zamalek.html   (432 words)

  
 zamalek.tv :: welcome
Zamalek issues a statement concerning the relationship with the EFA and the press
Zamalek Club issued a statement today in response to what is published in daily newspapers on different issues » more...
Alaa Muqallad has told Zamalek.Tv that the Egyptian Football Federation had sent a letter to the club Zamalek is the right of Zamalek in the amount of 300 thousand pounds in return for benefits, Mohamed Abdul Wahid, who moved to the Ismaili at the beg» more...
www.zamalek.tv /eng_index.php   (530 words)

  
 Zamalek Sporting Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Zamalek board has decided to appoint Mahmoud Saad as a temporary coach of the football team as a replacement for Manuel Cajuda the Portuguese Coach who was sacked last Friday.
Zamalek Sporting Club administration board announced few minutes ago that Manuel Cajuda the football team head coach was terminated after Zamalek 2-0 defeat to Al-Masry Club in the Egyptian Premier League on Friday.It was declared that a meeting would be held in the next few hours to announce the new coach name.
Zamalek matches in the first leg would be played at 11 Dec. with Ahly Bou Arej in Cairo,20th Dec. with Ahly Jeddah in KSA and 7th Jan. with Qadesia in Cairo.
zamalek-sc.com   (1425 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Zamalek 'lucky' to win African title, says coach - Saturday December 14, 2002 12:06 PM
A tempestuous encounter was settled by a brilliant long range strike from Zamalek midfielder Tamer Abdelhamid in stoppage time at the end of the first half.
Zamalek captain Hazem Imam, a former Serie A player with Udinese, said the intensity of the match was huge but that his players had been a little cleverer than their opponents.
Zamalek's success in the Champions League follows that of its archrival Al Ahli in last year's competition.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/12/14/zamalek_reax   (479 words)

  
 Cairo/Zamalek - Wikitravel
Zamalek is a relatively affluent and pseudo-European residential district of the Egyptian capital Cairo that occupies the northern half of the island of Gezira, the large Nile river island located in the heart of the Cairo metropolis (the name is a redundancy, as 'gezira' means 'island' in Arabic).
Zamalek is unevenly bisected by the major artery formed by Sharia 26th of July that crosses SE to NW over two bridges, linking Bulaq (north of Downtown Cairo) with Mohandiseen in Giza via Zamalek.
Zamalek is also the place to visit if you want to escape Ramadan, many places stay open during day-time and alcohol is served (to foreginers only) at most of the water-holes.
wikitravel.org /en/Cairo/Zamalek   (1293 words)

  
 EDAR - Buy
Zamalek is an island, it is not distant and in the middle of nowhere though, it is in the middle of Cairo in fact at the very center.
Zamalek is situated in the Nile and is one of its largest islands; its natural isolation by the water kept it from being inhabited for many years.
Zamalek is counted amongst Cairo's first class neighborhoods and is of course on Cairo's first class price list...
www.e-dar.com /html/Zamalekn.html   (196 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This move led to a crisis between the two clubs, with an important Zamalek official at the time, who was a Pasha, saying that the uncle was behind the move.
Zamalek's Hassan Shehata (top) lining up a shot, while Madhat Ramadan of Al-Ahly tries to block.Zamalek's goalkeeper (bottom) Adel Al-Mamor clears the ball under pressure from Al-Ahly's Hosam El-Badre and Mahamod Abas during a derby in 1981.
Zamalek accused the CAF of being biased, claiming its African achievements outnumbered Al-Ahly's, as Zamalek have won the African League Champions Cup four times, the Cup Winners Cup once and the African Super Cup twice.
www.fifa.com /print/article/0,4039,32886,00.html   (1262 words)

  
 Damascus 2001/Zamalek
Ousted from the final, Zamalek took aim at one of the game official and Ali Genayni attacked him while he was next to Sagesse bench.
In the third quarter, Zamalek used their outside shooting and were able to outscore Sagesse and end the quarter with three points ahead, 61-58, despite Sagesse’s brave defense with 15 rebounds and another block shot from Ndiaye.
Zamalek went ahead in overtime but Sagesse’s defense was able to grab six rebounds and Rhodes’s creativity allowed them to end the game by one point.
www.clubsagesse.com /news/damascus2001/zamalek.html   (549 words)

  
 Al-Ahram Weekly | Sports | Super Zamalek
ZAMALEK overpowered Ahli 29-21 to win the first of three Super League handball championships which were added to this season.
Zamalek's win on Sunday, at Cairo Stadium's indoor complex, marked the debut of the triple Super League.
Zamalek's win was the second against Ahli in less than two weeks.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /2001/528/sp3.htm   (199 words)

  
 ASEC 1 - 1 Zamalek - GoPharaohs.com - Egyptian Football/Soccer Online News Magazine
Zamalek began their African journey in the African Champions League quarterfinals with a 1-1 draw away from home in the Ivorian capital Abidjan.
With this result Zamalek and ASEC share the group lead until the match between Esperance and Etoile Du Sahel is played in early July.
Zamalek did well to pressure the ball and attempted to play a balanced game by allowing Tarek El-Sayed and Tarek El-Saeed free regin to support their forwards.
www.gopharaohs.com /?p=38   (768 words)

  
 Al-Ahram Weekly | Sports | Zamalek again   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The problem dates to when Zamalek's handball team was denied the 2005 league title just a day after they had beaten their dreaded arch rivals Ahli 26-23 in the final.
The EHF annulled the result of the match after a verbal attack was launched by Zamalek's president Mortada Mansour against the federation and its president Hassan Mustafa during the match.
Mansour, who was elected president of Zamalek, one of Egypt's powerhouse clubs, three months ago, was involved in last month's violent incidents in Zamalek when the club's security staff allegedly beat the club's vice president Ismail Selim who is at odds with Mansour.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /2005/754/sp2.htm   (729 words)

  
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Zamalek have been in indifferent form in the premier league where their arch-rivals Al Ahli continue to dominate.
He ensured Zamalek finished second in the Egyptian championship in May, thereby securing a spot in the 2007 African Champions League, and took the side to the final of the Egyptian Cup, where they lost to Al Ahli.
On Monday, Zamalek were held to a surprise 2-2 draw by Algerian club CA Bordj Bou Arreridj in their opening group match in the Arab Champions League after conceding a late goal.
today.reuters.co.uk /news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldFootballNews&storyid=2006-12-16T102823Z_01_B865030_RTRIDST_0_SOCCER-EGYPT.XML&src=rss   (198 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Hassan propels Zamalek into final
Zamalek will meet either ASEC Abidjan of the Ivory Coast or Raja Casablanca of Morocco in the final next month.
Zamalek could have scored a third before interval when Mazembe goalkeeper Makweni Mayala spilt a high ball under pressure from Hassan but Mbala cleared off the line.
Zamalek will be seeking a record fifth triumph in the annual competition.
www.soccernet.com /global/news/2002/1116/20021116zamalek.html   (426 words)

  
 Zamalek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zamalek (Arabic: زمالك‎) is a district of Cairo, Egypt.
It is located on Gezira Island (though in English this is redundant because gezira means "island" in Arabic), one of two islands in the River Nile that are integral parts of the city (the other being Manyal island).
Edward Said, the noted Palestinian scholar, lived in Zamalek for a number of years during his exile.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zamalek   (188 words)

  
 The board extend trust in Cajuda - Zamalek SC Forums نادي الزمالك المصري   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Zamalek performance will not be as bad as its performance in the last couple of seasons.
After sacking Mortada Mansour and appointing Cajuda, in the era when Morsi Attallah was the president of Zamalek, I do believe that Zamalek did not lose any game during the second round except El-Ahly game and they ranked second after the end of the league.
As to Mortada, believe me, I do not hate the guy because I know very well that he wants to serve the club and I totally disagree with the way by which he was removed from his place as president of Zamalek; yet, MM is not the suitable man to run a club like Zamalek.
zamalek-sc.com /forum/news/656-board-extend-trust-cajuda.html   (1121 words)

  
 News-Zamalek snatch draw against Etoile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Zamalek snatch draw against Etoile in dramatic climax Waiel Abdelghani scored five minutes into stoppage time as Zamalek of Egypt snatched a 1-1 draw against Etoile Sahel of Tunisia in the African Champions League Sunday.
ASEC entertain Etoile and Zamalek host Esperance on July 24 in the third series of fixtures as the clubs chase a one million dollar first prize and entry to the world championship in Japan during December.
Veteran Zamalek defender Mohamed Medhat, a survivor of the 2002 Champions League-winning team, was unlucky early in the second half as his header hit the crossbar and went over.
www.cafonline.com /news.php?id=182   (382 words)

  
 The Ismaily Club Page
The surprise for Zamalek was Mohamad Barakat, who played on the left of Khamis Gaafar, as opposed to his usual right flank position.
Zamalek continued to pressure the Daraweesh, and Sobhy began to lose focus, fumbling ball after ball.
Zamalek finally sealed the match with a penalty in the 5th minute of extra time, which Hazem delivered powerfully to the back of Fathy’s net.
www.ismailyonline.com /zamalek01.html   (722 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Zamalek poised for fifth African title
Victory for Zamalek would also present the chance for German coach Otto Pfister to rehabilitate his reputation in African soccer.
But he was on the losing side with Ghana's senior team at the 1992 African Nations Cup finals and left under a cloud soon afterwards to pursue opportunities in Asia and the Middle East.
Zamalek take a much-vaunted attack into the game but are expected to play a defensive game in Yaounde, where the bumpy surface gives little opportunity for flowing football.
www.soccernet.com /global/news/2000/1208/20001208zamalek.html   (384 words)

  
 El Zamalek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The biggest result of these derbies was in 1944 when Zamalek defeated Al-Ahly 6-0 in the Egyptian Cup final [1][2][3][4][5].
It is widely believed that Zamalek is the club of choice of Egyptian free-thinkers, those who have a propensity for supporting the underdog.
Zamalek is considered the 2nd most popular and supported club in Africa and the Middle East after Al-Ahly.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al-Zamalek   (1036 words)

  
 Michael J. Totten: Zamalek
It gave my sleepy Zamalek neighborhood a surreal ghostly pallor that only added to the dislocation I always feel when arriving in a new city in a new country for the first time.
That’s how much of Zamalek looked and felt to me. It was no “Beverly Hills of Cairo.”; There was just something tired and resigned about the place, like a mildly depressed person who doesn’t feel like getting out of bed at 11:00 in the morning.
Zamalek disappointed – considering what it was supposed to be like – and I went back to my hotel and picked up my copy of Travels with a Tangerine by Tim Mackintosh-Smith, a British Arabist expat who lives in Yemen.
www.michaeltotten.com /archives/001013.html   (1675 words)

  
 African Cup Of Cup Winners 2000 Final - Zamalek Cairo - Canon Yaounde
Zamalek looks to be the far stronger team, now leading the Egyptian league.
Zamalek, surprised by that attitude, was lucky that the match had such a dramatic momentum swift in the shock 5 minutes when the match turned in the first half.
Canon have played two brave matches to their standards while Zamalek has not entirely convinced: they profited from the run of play and risky tactics of their opponents in the first match and did almost nothing themselves in the second.
www.the-shot.com /africa/african-club-competitions/2000/cwc.html   (2169 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Brazilian legend to coach Egypt's Zamalek - Tuesday July 09, 2002 10:51 AM
Torres replaces Zamalek's former German coach, Otto Pfister, who left the club after failing to hold onto the Egyptian league and African Cup Winners Cup titles it clinched last season.
Egypt is the second African destination for the Brazilian coach who briefly led the Nigerian national team in 1995.
Zamalek is in the second group with Tunisia's Esperance, ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast and Costa Do Sol from Mozambique.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/07/09/carlos_alberto_ap   (261 words)

  
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ZAMALEK has now 6 points and will wait for Ittihad and Masry to see if they are going to join him on top.
This results puts Zamalek on top of the league table with 3 points and a 5 goal depesite.
Zamalek's directors did not want to drop his name from the list so they could preserve the club's financial and legal rights.
www.egypt.tv /zamaleklove   (1872 words)

  
 Zamalek
Prior to the arrival of the vernacular 'Zamalek', Gezirah (Arabic for island) was the most common appellative used when denoting the island especially after the construction, in 1866, of the Khedive's Gezirah Palace (today Marriott Hotel).
Menawhile, during WW2, Zamalek was home to platoons of multinational generals and field marshals, along with foreign kings and exiled heads of state.
Nearby Dalbagni's eatery were Zamaleks' Theatre des Ambassadeurs and the popular skating rink later to be replaced with the Andalusian and a newer theatre called Masrah al-Geib (Pocket Theatre).
www.egy.com /landmarks/00-12-15.shtml   (5080 words)

  
 Zamalek 1 - 1 Esperance - GoPharaohs.com - Egyptian Football/Soccer Online News Magazine
The second half was a replay of the first, with Zamalek pilling on the early pressure looking for a goal and Esperance absorbing the pressure.
Zamalek then made their second substitution pulling out debutant striker Edison Silva, who failed to make an impression, and inserting other debutant midfielder Junior.
The draw keeps Zamalek on top of the group with goal difference in advantage, after the 1-1 scoreline between the other two teams of the group, ASEC Abidjan and E.S.S. The group remains open for all four teams with the second round matches being vital in deciding the two semi-finalists.
www.gopharaohs.com /?p=52   (404 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Zamalek sack Cabral
It brings to an end the 59-year-old's second spell in charge, after he led Zamalek to the 2002 African Champions League title and the Super Cup.
Cabral, who was on an 18-month contract, also refused to attend the team's recent training sessions because his last month's salary was not paid.
Zamalek's sixth place in the championship standings is their lowest ranking in more than a decade.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/4497285.stm   (166 words)

  
 Zamalek Videos
Gool keeper of zamalek team hit the striker of the another team...and the referee gives the stiker a yellow card...in the egyptian league!!!
Second goal in zamalek in the egyptian league.
Amr Zaky Goal in Enppy the 1st for him to Zamalek and the 2000 nd goal in the Egyptian league history.
www.metacafe.com /tags/zamalek   (188 words)

  
 Egypt: My Favorite Cairo Neighborhood in Cairo
However, my personal preference is Zamalek, perhaps because I am most familiar with the area, but also because it is an upscale area with much to offer.
The island is basically divided between the Zamalek neighborhood and the public landmarks and facilities of the old Gazira area of the island where the Cairo Opera House, Gazira Club, Cairo Tower, artistic and cultural centers, and even a fish garden and Planetarium may be found.
In 1888, a group of Sudanese missionaries and refugees were granted land on Zamalek, and today, we find the ancestor of the original church, St. Joseph's, on Ahmed Sabry street very nearby the Longchamps.
www.touregypt.net /featurestories/zamalekl.htm   (1868 words)

  
 Egypt: Zamalek (Gazirah) Island in Cairo
One of my favorite sections of Cairo is Zamalek, an island in the Nile that basically lies between modern downtown Cairo and Giza.
Soon the area north of 26th of July Avenue was commonly referred to as Zamalek, while the midsection of the island was referred to as Gezira Al Wasta.
Today Zamalek is a thriving center for middle and upper class Egyptians, along with foreign dignitaries (there are more embassies in Zamalek than any other district of Cairo) and many tourists.
www.touregypt.net /featurestories/zamalek.htm   (830 words)

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