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Egypt is preparing to bid for the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, according to the head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf. “Egypt will bid for 2036 and 2040,” Berraf revealed during a press conference on 11 August. In 2022, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi granted approval for the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports to prepare a bid for the 2036 Olympics. Berraf’s announcement, however, reveals that Egypt is also setting sights for…