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- ↑ TFF President
- ↑ "Reasons of Karia being the TFF President" . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Tanzania". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "CECAFA elections Wallace Karia reelected as president". January 6, 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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