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Equatorial Guinea at the end of the 1960s Back then the nation’s capital, known as Malabo today, was called Santa Isabel.
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he 2015 Africa Cup of Nations comes to an end on Sunday. “The first fans start pushing through the turnstiles three hours before kick-off,” reports our staff writer Elio Stamm from Malabo, the capital city of host nation Equatorial Guinea. His feature begins on page 6.
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ith Cuba planning to allow footballers to move abroad legally, the knock-on effects for both the national team and the quality of youngsters playing in the domestic championship are likely to be positive. The centenary campaign of the Campeonato Nacional de Futbol de Cuba kicked off a few days ago, and we hear from those involved on page 24.
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t this year’s Men’s Handball World Championship in Qatar, the hosts were represented by a team largely comprising recently naturalised players. In his weekly column on page 23, FIFA President Blatter explains: “The practice did not contravene International Handball Federation regulations, but it did contradict the spirit of a national team. This kind of scenario would not be possible in football.” Å Perikles Monioudis
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