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- ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - Mauritania - Tunisia 1:2 (0:0)". 7 April 2000. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
- ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - Congo DR - Ghana 1:1 (0:1)". 27 March 2005. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
- ↑ FIFA. "Referees enter final FIFA World Cup preparation phase". 15 March 2006. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
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