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Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan converted a penalty to help Hamburg crush French side Rennes 3-0 at home in the UEFA Cup on Thursday.


Hamburg skipper Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring in the 33rd minute before Eric Choupo-Moting doubled the lead eight minutes from time.

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Substitute Gamal Hamza converted a late penalty to lead Zamalek to a precious 1-0 home victory over Arab Contractors in the Egyptian League on Wednesday.


The 26-year-old notched the winner 11 minutes from time after his shirt was tugged by a Contractors defender.


The victory put Zamalek in fourth spot of the league table with 20 points, five adrift of leaders Petrojet, who have a game in hand.

Mahmoud Abdul-Razeq 'Shikabala' had the first chance for Zamalek after six minutes when his powerful shot from inside the area narrowly missed the target.

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Title holders Ahli put their African woes behind them to ease past Ittihad 2-0 in Alexandria and remain on trail of Petrojet in the Egyptian League.


Emad Meteb, whose last goal with Ahli came in the Egyptian Cup final against Zamalek in July, finally broke his scoring duck in the first-half.

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Ahmed Hossam 'Mido' will miss the African Cup of Nations (CAN) Ghana 2008 due to injury, the Egyptian striker announced.

"I won't be in Ghana," a frustrated Mido told the Egyptian Tv via phone from England.

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