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Egyptian Military Under Pressure to Lift Ban on Soccer Matches

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James M. Dorsey
Feb 28, 2011
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Egypt's ruling military is under increasing pressure to lift the one month-old suspension of the country's professional league matches following Sunday's African championship defeat of Kenya's Ulinzi Stars by storied Cairo club Al Zamalek SC, the first soccer match to be played in Egypt since mass anti-government protests erupted in late January.

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