The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the lists of nominees for a number of the Best in Africa awards for the year 2026, which witnessed the presence of Hossam Hassan and Motamed Gamal among the candidates for the Best Coach Award, and Zamalek in the Best Club list.
“CAF” stated through its account on the “X” platform, today (Wednesday), that the nominations for the best coach included Hossam Hassan, the coach of the Egyptian national team, and Motamed Gamal, the coach of Zamalek, along with Lamine Ndiaye, Humberto Bettencourt, Sebastian Desabre, Alexandre Santos, Mohamed Wehbe, Pape Thiaw, and Miguel Cardoso.
Zamalek was the sole representative of Egypt among ten clubs nominated for the Best Club Award, along with CS Belouizdad and USM Algeria from Algeria, Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa, Al Hilal of Sudan, Esperance of Tunisia, Maniema Union of Congolese, Royal Army, Olympique Safi and Nahdet Berkane from Morocco.
In the award for the best player in Africa, the list included Mohamed Shehata, the Zamalek player, and Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, the Al-Ahly player, along with Ahmed Khaledi, Abdelnour Belhasini, Khuliso Mudau, Sufyan Al-Mouden, Mounir Choueir, Mohamed Harimat, Abdel Raouf, and Teboho Mokoena.
The Egyptian national team was nominated for the best national team award along with Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on December 7th in Lagos, Nigeria.
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation in Egypt, headed by Khaled Abdel Aziz, decided to prevent the appearance of Hossam Hassan, the coach of the first Egyptian football team, on all media outlets subject to the Press and Media Regulation Law No. 180 of 2018, starting from the date of issuance of the decision, as part of a package of measures aimed at protecting the private lives of citizens and preventing the circulation of family and personal disputes through the media and digital platforms.
The decisions included summoning the legal representatives of a number of websites to hearings, against the backdrop of their violation of the controls governing the preservation and respect of private life, in addition to emphasizing that strict legal measures will be taken in the event of violating these controls or repeatedly broadcasting or circulating any news related to the facts included in the statement.
The Council affirmed the continued implementation of its previous decision to prevent his ex-wife, Dan Adam, from appearing on all media outlets subject to the same law, stressing the need for press and media institutions and digital platforms to commit to not circulating, making available or discussing any content related to crises, family disputes, or secrets of the personal lives of citizens, without exception.
The Council warned that violation of these instructions will be met with the legal procedures stipulated in the sanctions list, stressing that the media should be a space for spreading awareness and knowledge, and not an arena for settling personal disputes or exchanging accusations and quarrels, given that adjudicating personal disputes and issues remains the jurisdiction of the investigation and judicial authorities.
The Council also linked its decisions to the need to protect the stability of the Egyptian sports system and promote the national interest, explaining that providing the appropriate climate for the technical staff of the first team represents a necessity to enable it to perform its responsibilities and focus on preparing for the upcoming sporting benefits, away from tensions and disputes that do not serve Egyptian sports.
Iranian Saeed Ezzatullah, a professional in the ranks of the UAE’s Al-Ahly Dubai youth team, congratulated Al-Hilal team after defeating his team in the fourth round of the AFC Elite Champions League.
The UAE team's series of victories against Al Hilal stopped after losing 2-0, after Shabab Al-Ahly achieved three consecutive victories before faltering.
Ezzat Allah said in a brief interview with the media after the match, “I congratulate Al Hilal and its wonderful fans on the victory. It was a difficult match, and we were close to getting a better result, but we lacked concentration on two balls. “In general, we played a good match, and I congratulate Al Hilal for its victory.”
