Arab Futsal Cup 2023: Palestine, Kuwait and Morocco win out

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The Palestinian national team defeated Mauritania 7-4, while Egypt and Iraq tied 3-3. (Supplied)
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The Palestinian national team defeated Mauritania 7-4, while Egypt and Iraq tied 3-3. (Supplied)
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Updated 10 June 2023
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Arab Futsal Cup 2023: Palestine, Kuwait and Morocco win out

  • Egypt and Iraq tied at end of second-round matches of group stage

Second-round matches of the group stage of the seventh Arab Futsal Championship, organized by the Arab Football Association and hosted by the Saudi Federation, were held in the Ministry of Sports Hall in Jeddah on Friday.

The Palestinian national team defeated Mauritania 7-4, while Egypt and Iraq tied 3-3, Kuwait defeated the Comoros 7-2, and Morocco defeated Lebanon 6-0.

In the first match, the Palestinian national team points were scored by Muhammad Habous (two goals), Rashid Shawahneh (three goals), Emad Fahjan and Adnan Salloum (one goal each). The points for the Mauritanian team came through Yakhouba Sila, Wedadi Kardid (two goals) and Jamil Ahmed, while Muhammad Habous, the Palestinian competitor, won the best player award.

In the second match, the points for the Iraqi national team were scored by Rafid Issa (two goals) and Haider Darwell, while the goals of the Egyptian national team came through Muhammad Abdel Razek, Muhammad Muhammad and Mustafa Khalaf. Salem Abd of the Iraqi national team won the best player award.

In the third match, the goals of the Kuwait national team were scored by Fahd Al-Khawari.

Other scorers were Abdul Latif Al-Abbasi (3 goals), Nasser Al-Alban, Badr Al-Mansour and Abdulaziz Al-Bassam, while the double for the Mauritanian national team came through Saeed Salem and Suadro Ahmed. Abdullatif Al-Abbasi from the Kuwait national team won the best player award.

In the fourth and final match, the goals of the Moroccan national team were scored by Othman Boumzu (two goals), Khaled Bouzid and Driss Rais (two goals) and Anas Al-Ayyan. The Moroccan national team’s Idris Rais was chosen as best player.


Trezeguet brace gives Ahly CAF Champions League victory

Updated 24 January 2026
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Trezeguet brace gives Ahly CAF Champions League victory

  • Success for the Red Devils in Alexandria opened a three-point lead in Group B for the record 12-time African champions
  • Ahly have seven points and Young Africans four after three rounds

JOHANNESBURG: Former Aston Villa striker Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ Hassan scored the goals that gave Al Ahly of Egypt a 2-0 victory over Young Africans of Tanzania on Friday in the CAF Champions League.
Success for the Red Devils in the Mediterranean city Alexandria opened a three-point lead in Group B for the record 12-time African champions.
Ahly have seven points and Young Africans four after three rounds. JS Kabylie of Algeria and FAR Rabat of Morocco, who meet on Saturday, have one point each.
Young Africans created more chances than Ahly in a cagey first half only to fall behind in the third minute of added time.


A perfect cross from Mohamed Hany was nodded by captain Trezeguet into the corner of the net past Mali goalkeeper Djigui Diarra.
Ahly stamped their authority on the match in the second half and deservedly increased their lead on 75 minutes.
Slick, one-touch passing set up Trezeguet, who moved across several defenders inside the area before curling the ball into the far corner of the net.
The goals lifted Trezeguet to five in the Champions League this season, level with Brazilian Tiago Reis from Angolan club Petro Luanda at the top of the charts.
Slovenian substitute Nejc Gradisar squandered a good chance to put Ahly even further ahead when he fired wide with only Diarra to beat.
In Group C, Abdelrazig Omer bagged a brace as Al Hilal of Sudan drew 2-2 with former champions Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in Pretoria in another top-of-the-table clash.
Sundowns, whose lone title came in 2016, and Hilal have five points each, with the South Africans ahead on goal difference.
A victory for either Saint-Eloi Lupopo of the Democratic Republic of Congo or Mouloudia Alger of Algeria in Lubumbashi on Sunday will move the winners within one point of Sundowns and Hilal.
Omer put Hilal ahead on 15 minutes from close range after a run down the wing and pass from Burundian Jean Claude Girumugisha.
Sundowns were level seven minutes later as Brazilian Arthur Sales got behind the Hilal defense and his weak goal attempt trickled into the net.
A thunderbolt from South African international Teboho Mokoena from outside the box on 64 minutes edged Sundowns in front.
But once again a lead lasted only seven minutes. Poor defending by Sundowns enabled Omer to score again and take his goal tally in Africa this season to four.
Hilal substitute Emmanuel Flomo from Liberia was shown a straight red card for striking Khuliso Mudau in the face, leaving the visitors to play with 10 men for the last four minutes of regular time.
A further four matchday three fixtures are scheduled for Saturday, including defending champions Pyramids of Egypt away to Renaissance Berkane of Morocco.