Khartoum

...Cup in South Africa. After a 2-0 late win in the two teams' first game in Cairo forced a playoff in Sudan three days later, Algeria won the Khartoum decider 1-0 on Wednesday. The Egyptian squad, nicknamed The Pharaohs, has qualified only...

In this article: Cairo, Egypt, Algeria, Psychology, 2010 World Cup, FIFA, World Cup, and Azhar University

...by media reports alleging their fans were brutalized by their Algerian rivals after Algeria won a playoff match Wednesday in Khartoum, Sudan, to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Egypt's government - often bemoaned by its people as...

In this article: Egypt, Algeria, Hosni Mubarak, Cairo, World Cup, Allegation, 2010 World Cup, and Alaa Mubarak

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Sunday announced a six-day delay to long-awaited elections to make up for hold-ups in registering millions of voters in the oil-producing country. Election officials have faced huge logistical challenges in...

In this article: Sudan, National Congress Party, and Africa

...been arrested. Protests broke out late Thursday following Egypt's 1-0 defeat the previous night in a play-off in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. They turned violent early on Friday after reports of Egyptians having been attacked in...

In this article: Egypt, Algeria, FIFA, Arab League, Cairo, Summons, World Cup, Amr Mussa, and Hosni Mubarak

...Algerians attacked and injured Egyptians after their countries' teams squared off in a World Cup qualifier in the Sudanese capital Khartoum this week. Algeria won the game 1-0, giving them a spot in the 2010 Cup in South Africa. Several...

In this article: Algeria, Cairo, Egypt, World Cup, Alaa Mubarak, Algiers, and FIFA

...among fans. Egyptian fans were attacked after Algeria won a make-or-break World Cup qualifying game Wednesday in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, and offices of Egyptian companies in Algeria were ransacked after a matchup in Cairo over the...

In this article: Egypt, Cairo, Algeria, World Cup, Algiers, Sudan, and 2010 World Cup

...deep into stoppage time, to leave the two teams level at the top of African qualifying Group C. That set up Wednesday's playoff in Khartoum, selected by Egypt when they won a draw to choose the venue. Algeria won 1-0 to qualify for the...

In this article: Egypt, World Cup, Cairo, FIFA, Algiers, Sudan, Algeria, Tax, and Djezzy

...Abdelrahman al-Khidr, noting about 2,000 Egyptians were also expected to take buses, while thousands already lived and worked in Khartoum. Khartoum has not seen a such football pilgrimage since hosting the African Nations Cup in 1970, and is...

In this article: World Cup, Algeria, Egypt, Algiers, Omdurman, Cairo, 1990 World Cup, African Nations Cup, and Lakhdar Belloumi