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EFA cancels Egyptian league for security and political reasons

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James M. Dorsey
Mar 11, 2012
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Ahly fans seek to escape violence in Port Said (Source: Reuters)

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The Egyptian Football Association (EFA), acting on instructions of the interior ministry, has cancelled the rest of this season's league matches in the wake of rioting at a match last month that killed 74 people and injured hundreds of others in a move that is apparently d…

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