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- ↑ "Arabs in AFCON: Many appearances with little achievement". dailynewsegypt.com.
- ↑ "Welcome to FIFA.com News - The Great Adventure of African Football". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Former official Amr Fahmy to bid for Caf presidency". BBC Sport.
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