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EGYPT FOILS ATTACK ON COACH:Extremist fans planned to target Ghana coach Grant of Israel

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Ghana's head coach Avram Grant of Israel reacts during their quarter-final soccer match of the 2015 African Cup of Nations against Guinea in Malabo February 1, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

The Egypt Football Association uncovered a plan by extremist local fans to attack Ghana's national soccer team’s coach, Israeli Avram Grant, during a November 13 Fifa World Cup qualifier match against Egypt.

Angry fans sent messages to the Egyptian regulatory body threatening to harm the Israeli coach during the match in Alexandria, Ghanaian media reported Sunday, citing Egyptian sources.

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