Egypt

Football qualifying match postponed after Port Said violence

Egypt's African Nations Cup qualifier in the Central African Republic has been postponed until June following the violence at a football match in Port Said that left 74 people dead on 1 February.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday confirmed the match, originally due to be played on 29 February, had been rescheduled. It is one of the qualifiers for the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa.

The Egyptian Football Association successfully requested the postponement from their Central African Republic counterparts last week and CAF have confirmed the agreement, a spokesman told Reuters.

The two countries will now meet on successive weekends in June. The first leg of their first-round tie will be played in Cairo on 15 June and the return in Bangui on 24 June.

Several members of the Egypt squad announced their intention to stop playing after the violence in the port city which followed a game between local club Masry and champions Ahly. 

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