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Egypt To Use Eight Stadia For AFCON 2019


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AFCON 2019: Egypt to use 8 stadia

By Sampson Adedeji

After securing the hosting right of the 2019 African Cup of Nations, Egypt has further confirmed that the will be using 8 different stadia for the competition.

Egypt beat off competition from South Africa by 16 votes to 1 vote to get the nod.

3 matches will come up in Cairo stadium, 2 at Alexandria, Ismaila 1, port said 1 and Suez 1.

The Arabia country last hosted and win the tournament in 2006 and winning the hosting right will breathe a new life into Egyptian football that has been ravage by violence in recent time.

The number of fans that will be allow into the match venue per game is yet to be determine as only 5000 fans was allow by African soccer governing body anytime Egyptian club play host in the club competition.

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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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