Egyptian football icon Mahmud al-Gohary dies at 74 September 3, 2012 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egyptian football coach Mahmud al-Gohary, who steered his national team to the World Cup in 1990, died Monday, Sept 3 aged 74 after suffering a brain stroke in Jordan, AFP reported citing the official MENA news agency. Gohary, who inspired a pop song after his name when he took the Egyptian team to the championship in Italy, had been taken to hospital in Amman where he had been managing the Jordanian national team. He played for Egypt's top team, Al-Ahly between 1955 and 1961, but injury forced him off the pitch. He went on to manage several clubs including Al-Ahly and its bitter rival Zamalek, as well as the national teams of Oman, Egypt and Jordan. Partner news  Top stories Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points. European Individual Chess Championship ended in Polish town of Legnica, with 24 chess players winning World Cup qualifications. Gor Minasyan won silver medal, Andranik Karapetyan and Izabella Yalyan both won bronze at Junior World Championships in Lima.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence. |
