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Egypt’s Zidan joins UAE club Baniyas

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August 1st, 2012

Egypt’s Zidan is on his way to the UAE in a switch.

CAIRO: Egypt’s embattled striker Mohamed Zidan has joined the United Arab Emirates club Baniyas after ending his second attempt at a stint in Germany’s Bundesliga with Mainz 05.

The German club told BBC Sport the player’s contract had expired in the summer and he rejected a new one-year-deal with an option for a further year.

Zidan, who has 44 international appearances for Egypt and has netted 13 international goals, is believed to have inked a two-year contract with Baniyas.

The Abu Dhabi-based club took ninth position in the UAE Pro-League last season.

Zidan first joined Mainz 05 in 2005 and stayed for two years, but his second spell with the club lasted only 6 months after he signed from Borussia Dortmund at the end of January this year.

On his return to the club he set a new Bundesliga record when he became the first player to score in each of his first 6 games for a new club.

However, he was fined for swearing at rival fans during Mainz’s 4-0 derby win over Kaiserslautern on February 25, marking the beginning of his troubles with the club.

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Central African Republic stuns Egypt at home in CAN qualifier

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June 17th, 2012

Egypt football fans were not present on Friday night for the match.

CAIRO: A goal from Mohamed Zidan in the 10th minute appeared to start the night off just where Egypt left their last match, but the Central African Republic stormed back to equalize only 15 minutes later en route to a stunning 3-2 victory over the Pharaohs in Cairo on Friday evening.

Egypt squandered an early lead in its home leg to face a stiff challenge in the second leg of the knockout tie in two weeks.

Egypt was in control when defender Salif Keita was sent off in the 35th after a second yellow card and Mohamed Salah restored the home team’s lead early in the second half.

The Central African country was not to be denied, even down a man, and they hit back in a seven-minute spell in the middle of the second.

Momi scored again after being left unmarked at the far post, and David Manga grabbed the winner in the 69th from just inside the area.

It ended Egypt’s 13-match unbeaten run in 2012 and slowed its recent upsurge under former US national team coach Bob Bradley after the 7-time African champions surprisingly missing out on this year’s African Cup of Nations.

It was just Egypt’s second international at home since a riot at a league game in Port Said in February left at least 75 people dead.

The first-leg game was suspended from February after those riots in Port Said and was also brought forward from the weekend so as not to clash with the presidential election runoff.

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