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Trouble in Egypt as football chief quits after shock AFCON exit

ani Abou Rida resigned late on Saturday and “Sacked” his technical staff [Courtesy]

In most resignation cases, people resign leaving the others to make the decision on whether or not to follow suit.

But this one is quite different as the Egyptian Football Association President called it quits on Saturday after Egypt’s shock elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations.

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