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- ↑ "Linafoot-D2: AS Kabasha sera le promu de la Zone Est en Ligue 1" [Linafoot-D2: AS Kabasha will be promoted from the East Zone in Ligue 1]. laprunellerdc.info. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.(in French)
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