7 sports news stories you should follow today

On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Egyptian sports witnessed several significant news items, the most notable being the postponement of winter seed planting at Cairo Stadium, which threatens to relocate the match between Zamalek and Young Africans. Hany Abou Rida attended the Trabzonspor vs. Gaziantep match today to support Mohamed Salah.

Imam Ashour and Mohamed Hany are included in Egypt's squad for the matches against Malawi in the African qualifiers.

Hossam Hassan, the head coach of the Egyptian national team, has decided to call up the duo Imam Ashour and Mohamed Hany, both players from Al Ahly, for the squad facing Malawi in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Hany Abou Rida was present at the Trabzonspor vs. Gaziantep match today to support Mohamed Salah.

Hany Abou Rida, the head of the Egyptian Football Association, attended the Trabzonspor vs. Gaziantep match in the Turkish league, which kicked off at 3 PM Cairo time, to support Mohamed Salah, the star of Trabzonspor and captain of the Egyptian national football team.

The postponement of winter seed planting at Cairo Stadium threatens to relocate the Zamalek vs. Young Africans match.

The decision to postpone winter seed planting at Cairo International Stadium, made to allow Zamalek to host their match against Tunisian side Africain on November 28, poses a new crisis regarding the venue for the upcoming match between the White Knights and Tanzanian side Young Africans, as part of the third round of the group stage in the CAF Champions League.

Find out Mohamed El-Shenawy's status for joining the upcoming camp for the Egyptian national team.

The coaching staff of the Egyptian national team, led by Hossam Hassan, is holding intensive meetings in the coming hours to finalize the Pharaohs' squad for the matches against Malawi on November 13 and 17.

Al Ahly decides to freeze negotiations to sign Mahmoud El-Gazzar from the bank.. Discover the reason.

Al Ahly officials, led by Moroccan coach Hussein Ammouta, have decided to freeze negotiations for Mahmoud El-Gazzar, the defender from the National Bank, for technical reasons. The club management believes that while the player is good, he is not better than the defenders currently in the team, adding El-Gazzar to the list of defenders excluded from the coaching staff's considerations at least for now, including Mostafa Ibrahim, the defender from Ittihad Alexandria.

Al Ahly offers $1.1 million to renew Achraf Bencharki's contract.

Al Ahly officials are preparing to open discussions to extend the contract of Moroccan winger Achraf Bencharki in the coming days, as part of the red administration's efforts to retain key players who are crucial in the plans of the coaching staff led by his compatriot Hussein Ammouta, especially since the player has become one of the most important attacking options relied upon by the team in domestic and continental competitions.

Ammouta plans to give three young Al Ahly players a chance against المقاولون and السكة الحديد.

Moroccan coach Hussein Ammouta, the head coach of Al Ahly, plans to give several young faces the opportunity to participate as starters in the upcoming matches against المقاولون العرب in the Cairo Capital Cup and السكة الحديد in the Egypt Cup, as part of the coaching staff's strategy to prepare rising talents and provide them with the necessary experience before entering more challenging stages of the season.