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Libya resists pressure to surrender hosting of African soccer tournaments

Libya resists pressure to surrender hosting of African soccer tournaments

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Jun 16, 2011
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A rebel fighter tears a portrait of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi after taking the town of Ryayna.(AFP photo)


A rebel fighter tears a portrait of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi after taking the town of Ryayna.(AFP photo)By JAMES M. DORSEY
AL ARABIYALibya is resisting pressure that it surrender the hosting of three major international soccer events because of violence racking the country.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has advised Libya that an early c…

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