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FIFA threatens to ban Nigeria over disputed elections
Date: 2014-08-30 07:49:52 GMT - Nigeria - Sport - SN:19 - ID:897638
World football governing body FIFA has warned Nigeria could be banned by Tuesday if an "elected" executive committee led by Chris Giwa does not vacate the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) office by midnight Monday, Nigerian media reported. In a ....
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PM inaugurates sporting center in Shubra el-Kheima
Date: 2014-08-27 16:15:23 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:63 - ID:894384
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab inaugurated on Wednesday a youth and sporting center in Shubra el-Kheima city. A raft of ministers, along with Cairo and Giza governors attended the inauguration ceremony. This comes as part of plans to upgrade ....
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Egypt's Karate team leaves for Arab championship in Jordan
Date: 2014-08-27 09:10:12 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:37 - ID:893464
Egypt's Karate team left for Jordan on Wednesday to take part in the Arab Championship for Seniors to start later in the day. The Egyptian mission includes 21 players and administrative staffers. Ten Arab teams are competing in the event. ....
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Nigeria football federation president arrested
Date: 2014-08-26 17:59:49 GMT - Nigeria - Sport - SN:75 - ID:892876
Nigeria's State Security Services agents on Tuesday arrested Chairman of the Nigerian Football Federation Aminu Maigari, Premium Times reported . The embattled chairman was first arrested in July as he returned from the World Cup in ....
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Congo want to relocate Nigeria match
Date: 2014-08-26 13:12:35 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Sport - SN:40 - ID:892372
Congo have requested CAF to relocate their 2015 Orange AFCON qualifiers’ opening match against the Super Eagles outside Nigeria due to the Ebola outbreak, StarAfrica reported on Tuesday. The game is scheduled on September 6 in Calabar, Nigeria. ....
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EFA denies sending official request to CAF to host African Cup of Nations
Date: 2014-08-26 11:58:24 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:27 - ID:892154
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has denied news that it submitted an official request to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for Egypt to host the African Cup of Nations in 2017 or 2019. The issue has not even been raised in EFA ....
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Saudi Arabia wins INAS World Football Championship for 3rd time
Date: 2014-08-24 06:54:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Sport - SN:4 - ID:888256
For the third time in its history, the Saudi intellectual disability soccer team won the INAS 2014 World Football Championship that was held in Brazil after defeating South Africa 4-2. The Saudi team won the competition in 2006 after defeating ....
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Zamalek football mission leaves for Sudan
Date: 2014-08-20 10:28:40 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:26 - ID:882651
Al-Zamalek football mission left for Khartoum on Wednesday to face Al-Hilal in a formality match as part of the CAF Champions League group stage. The match will be held in Khartoum on Friday. The mission, under Captain Ibrahim Hassan, includes ....
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Security beefed up in surroundings of Zamalek Club in anticipation of White Knights protests
Date: 2014-08-17 07:54:22 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:12 - ID:877480
Security measures were reinforced in the surroundings of Zamalek Club in anticipation of protests by the Ultras White Knights who demand to attend the Zamalek matches, a high-level security source said. In statements to MENA on Sunday, the source ....
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Lisbon soccer team arrives in Borg el-Arab airport
Date: 2014-08-03 09:39:11 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:23 - ID:855597
A mission of Sporting Lisbon Football team of Portugal arrived at Borg el-Arab airport Sunday. The team will play against El-Ittihad El-Iskandary team on the centennial anniversary of establishing it. The mission includes 45 members. ....