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Egypt to host the CAF Champions Final in 2020

Egypt was given the thumbs up as the host country for the 2020 CAF Champions League final in the event that a team from either Egypt or Morocco played their way to the final. The draw took place at 11:30 local time to decide on the final stadium between Morocco and Egypt. Samson Adamu, the competitions director from CAF was the man who first pulled Egypt from the bowl. Now that Egypt has been awarded the final, which will take…
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4 teams who could cause a shock at this summer’s World Cup

The 2018 World Cup in Russia is just around the corner and the 32 nations taking part are busy putting the finishing touches to their preparations. The likes of Brazil and Germany are favourites to lift the trophy, but major tournaments invariably have a habit of throwing up a surprise or two along the way and this one is likely to be no different. Read on as we take a look at four teams who could cause a shock at…
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Could an African team win the 2018 World Cup?

Whilst African presence at the FIFA World Cup has been marked by increasing success over the years, on paper it looks unlikely the 2018 World Cup will see African sides improve on past performances. However, the capacity for African sides, including this tournament’s participants, to defy the odds should never be underestimated. Africa’s participation in the FIFA World Cup began with Egypt’s participation in the 1934 World Cup but no African side took part in any further tournaments until 1970.…
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