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Tribute to founding father of African football

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Abdul Shattar Hussein, director of football development at Caf, pays tribute to one of one of the founding fathers of African football, Dr Abdel Mohamed Halim of Sudan. He was instrumental in the setting up of Caf and the Africa Cup of Nations, and died at the age of 99 last week.

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