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Egyptian Football Association president Hani Abo Rida has been elected to the Fifa Council, according to BBC<\/a>. Abo Rida got 50 votes with four going to his Cameroonian challenger Zelkifli Ngoufonja. \u201cIt takes to seven the number of Africans on the Fifa Council,\u201d BBC says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egyptian Football Association president Hani Abo Rida has been elected to the Fifa Council, according to BBC. 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