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| FIFA has banned Egypt from playing in Cairo for two World Cup qualifiers after fans attacked Algeria's team before a game. FIFA ruled Tuesday that Egypt must stage its first two home matches in 2014 qualifying at least 62 miles from the capital. It also fined the Egyptian federation $88,000. The meeting between the north African rivals last November was predicted to be volatile. |
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| FIFA has banned Egypt from playing in Cairo for two World Cup qualifiers after fans attacked Algeria's team before a match. FIFA ruled Tuesday that Egypt must stage its first two home matches in qualifying for the 2014 finals at least 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the capital. FIFA's disciplinary panel said Egypt's federation "failed to take all the necessary security precautions... |
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| FIFA has banned Egypt from playing in Cairo for two World Cup qualifiers after fans attacked Algeria's team before a match. FIFA ruled Tuesday that Egypt must stage its first two home matches in qualifying for the 2014 finals at least 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the capital. FIFA's disciplinary panel said Egypt's federation failed to ensure the Algeria's delegation safety before... |
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| FIFA has called Egyptian football officials to explain alleged attacks by fans on the visiting Algeria team before a World Cup qualifier in Cairo. FIFA's disciplinary panel opened a hearing on Tuesday to investigate incidents before the volatile match was played last November. The panel is expected to publish its verdict later. |
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| Defending champion TP Mazembe of Congo has been drawn with Tunisia's Esperance, Algeria's Entente Setif and Zimbabwe's Dynamos in the African Champions League group stage. Mazembe, Esperance and Entente -- all past winners -- were placed in Group A at Thursday's draw in Cairo. Record six-time winner Al Ahly heads Group B and will play Egyptian rival Ismailly, Algeria's JS... |
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| The draw for the group phase of
the African Champions League conducted in Cairo on Thursday:
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| Al Ahly of Egypt overcame a 2-0 deficit in the first leg to reach the group stage of the African Champions League. The six-time winners beat Libya's Al Ittihad 3-0 in Cairo on Sunday, going through after a late goal from teenager Shehab Ahmed. Defending champion TP Mazembe of Congo beat Mali's Djoliba 4-0 on aggregate after a 3-0 home win. |
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| Six-time African champion Al Ahly of Egypt beat Zimbabwe's Gunners FC 2-0 on Friday to overturn a first-leg deficit and reach the third round of the African Champions League. Ahmed Shokri and Mohamed Samir scored in Cairo as Al Ahly clinched a 2-1 aggregate victory following a surprise loss in Harare two weeks ago. |
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| Six-time African champion Al Ahly of Egypt beat Zimbabwe's Gunners FC 2-0 to overturn a first leg deficit and reach the third round of the African Champions League. Ahmed Shokri and Mohamed Samir scored in Cairo on Friday as Al Ahly clinched a 2-1 aggregate victory. Al Ahly's Mohamed Abou-Treika missed a 14th-minute penalty, but Shokri headed home seven minutes later and Samir converted... |
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| FIFA will hold an April 15 hearing into alleged attacks by Egypt fans on the visiting Algeria team before a World Cup qualifier in Cairo. FIFA said Monday that its disciplinary panel will hear the case in Zurich. FIFA's disciplinary code makes host nations responsible for the safety of their opponent's traveling party. |
