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- ↑ "Egypt beat Ethiopia 4-2 in Cairo". ethiopianathletics.net.
- ↑ "Egypt/Ethiopia: Country Beat Ethiopia 4-2 in Cairo". 16 January 2012 – via AllAfrica.
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