CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian Football Association has canceled the rest of this season’s league matches following rioting at a match last month that killed 74 people and injured hundreds of others.
The league was suspended after the deadly stampede on Feb. 1 in Port Said following a match between Al-Ahly and Al-Masry.
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