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Sudanese football: Salah al-Fanj transferred to Cairo for tests

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Sudan Football Association president Mutasim Jaafar ordered Salah al-Fanj, coach of Sudan’s youth team, to be transferred to Cairo for further medical examinations. The association said the transfer was intended to assess his health and provide the necessary care.

The president of the Sudan Football Association, Moatasem Jaafar, has ordered the transfer of Salah al-Fanj, coach of the national youth team, to Cairo for further medical examinations, according to the association’s press office.

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