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The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has suspended league games for a month due to Al Ahly\u2019s refusal to play matches, \u0650it announced in a statement yesterday<\/a>. Matches will resume after the U23 African Cup of Nations, which takes place in Egypt from 8-22 November. Al Ahly are refusing to take to the field until it plays Zamalek in the Cairo derby, which was postponed last weekend on security concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has suspended league games for a month due to Al Ahly\u2019s refusal to play matches, \u0650it announced in a statement yesterday. Matches will resume after the U23 African Cup of Nations, which takes place in Egypt from 8-22 November. 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