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Former Moroccan soccer player Mustapha Hadji is shown on a screen as he participates in the draw for the African Cup of Nations at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 12, 2019. (AP)

African Cup of Nations to kick off on June 21

Atlantic coast

A surfer trains at the famous spot of Anchor Point in Taghazout Beach in southern Morocco. (Reuters)

Surf’s up off Morocco’s Atlantic coast

Qatar

Foreign laborers working on the construction site of the al-Wakrah football stadium. (AFP)

Qatar 'running out of time' to curb labour abuses: Amnesty

Egypt

Egyptian representatives wave their national flag as they celebrate the Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee's decision to choose Egypt to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. (AFP)

Egypt to host African Cup of Nations

Morocco

A member of "The Pirates" American football team takes part in a training session in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AFP)

In Morocco, American football isn't a men-only affair

athletes

An Iraqi coach helps a disabled youth during a training session at a gym in the capital Baghdad on June 30, 2018. (AFP)

Iraqi athletes prepare for 2019 Special Olympics

sports

Germany’s midfielder Mesut Ozil reacts at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup Group F football match between South Korea and Germany, on June 27. (AFP)

World Cup is over but not the row over Turkish-German football star

world cup

Adil Rami (L) and Olivier Giroud celebrate victory after France’s game against Peru, on June 21. (Reuters)

Arab teams’ performance in World Cup disappointing, Morocco maybe an exception

world cup

Egypt’s national team goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, also known as Al-Sad Al-Aaly, arrives for a training session, on June 11. (AFP)

For Egypt’s new breed of footballers, everything’s in a nickname

Mahmud el-Shafey