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Botswana looks beyond diamond bling as EA steals Afcon rights

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A general view of the processing plant of the Jwaneng Diamond Mine in Jwaneng, Botswana on May 11, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

By  Charles Onyango-Obbo

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On September 27, the men who run football in Morocco, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were high-fiving and popping champagne.

Meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo, the governing body of African football CAF, awarded Morocco the rights to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals, while a joint bid from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (the Pamoja bid) was selected for the 2027 tournament.

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