Sport in Egypt

Football is the most popular national sport of Egypt. The Cairo Derby is one of the fiercest derbies in Africa, and the BBC picked it as one of the 7 toughest derbies in the world. Al Ahly is the most successful club of the 20th century in the African continent according to CAF, closely followed by their rivals Zamalek SC. Squash and tennis are other popular sports in Egypt. Egypt has also won in the African Men's Handball Championship five times, being the best team in Africa.

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