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Football is the most popular sport in Africa, alongside basketball. Indeed, football is probably the most popular sport in every African country, although rugby and cricket are also very popular in South Africa. The first football stadium to be built in Africa was the Alexandria Stadium in 1929.
The English Premier League is the most popular sports league in Africa. The most popular clubs in Africa are Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United. (Full article...)
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Al Ahly Sporting Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلى للرياضة البدنية), commonly known as Al Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier in the Egyptian football league system. The club is renowned for its consistent success at both domestic and continental levels, regularly contending in CAF tournaments.
Founded on 24 April 1907 by Omar Lotfy, Al Ahly has a record of 44 Egyptian Premier League titles, 39 Egypt Cup titles and 14 Egyptian Super Cups. Al Ahly is the most successful club in Africa.
In international competitions, the club has won a record 12 CAF Champions League titles, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, a record of 8 CAF Super Cups, a record of 4 African Cup Winners' Cups, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship, 1 Arab Club Champions Cup, 1 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, a record of 2 Arab Super Cups, and has won 4 bronze medals in the FIFA Club World Cup. With 26 official continental titles, Al Ahly was voted by CAF as the African club of the 20th century.
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Born in Ajaccio, Khazri started his career with local side Jeunesse Sportive Ajaccio before moving to SC Bastia. He received his first call up to the senior squad for their match against Amiens SC on 20 February 2009. After five years in Bastia, Khazri signed a four-year contract with FC Girondins de Bordeaux in July 2014, where he made 64 appearances over two seasons before signing for Sunderland in January 2016.
After making his debut for the Tunisia national under-20 team in 2009, Khazri went on to represent France at under-21 level before switching allegiances again to represent Tunisia at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Khazri also represented Tunisia at the 2015 and 2017 competitions.
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[[Image:|center|400px|A view of the FNB Stadium after a 2010 FIFA World Cup match]] |
A view of the FNB Stadium after the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D match between Ghana and Germany on 23 June 2010. Nicknamed Soccer City and the Calabash, the stadium is the largest in Africa with a capacity of 94,736. It is the home ground of South African giants Kaizer Chiefs and the South Africa national team.
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