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Football Soccer - South Africa v Egypt - Nelson Mandela Challenge soccer match - Orlando Stadium, Soweto, South Africa - 6/9/16 South Africa's Sibusiso Vilakazi (L) is tackled by Egypt's Omar Gaber. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RTX2OEK5 — South Africa faces Egypt at the Nelson Mandela Challenge soccer match, Orlando Stadium, Soweto, South Africa, June 9, 2016. — REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi talks to Chad's president Idriss Deby at the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 28, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC1BB8D8BD20

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Football Soccer - Egypt v Tunisia - International Friendly Match - Cairo Stadium, Egypt - 8/1/17- Team Egypt listens to the national anthem behind an Egyptian national flag ahead of the match. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC1D261A9970

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