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Ivory Coast FA postpones elections

FILE PHOTO: Ivory CoastÕs former soccer player Didier Drogba addresses a news conference after the inauguration ceremony of a new school building constructed by the Didier Drogba Foundation at Pokou Kouamekro, Gagnoa, Ivory Coast, January 17, 2018. [REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/File Photo]

The Ivory Coast soccer association said Wednesday it has indefinitely postponed an election to choose a new president because of what it called “serious shortcomings” in the electoral process.

The election, which was planned for September 5, has been hit by a series of problems.

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