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AU returns the Middle East and Africa’s most abused stadium to soccer

AU returns the Middle East and Africa’s most abused stadium to soccer

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Oct 20, 2012
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Al Shabab gunmen in Mogadishu Stadium

By James M. Dorsey

In a sign of improved security in Somalia, African Union (AU) troops will return Mogadishu Stadium, the most abused sports facility in a region with a history of battered stadiums, to the Somali Football Federation (SFF).

The AU decision highlights the recent, significant setbacks suffered by Al Shab…

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