AFCON 2017: Egypt pulls out of the running for the tournament and supports the Algerian bid

"We have decided to withdraw our application and will support that of Algeria," said Khaled Abdel Aziz, the Egyptian youth and sports minister, on the subject of Egypt's bid to host AFCON (African Cup of Nations) 2017, on 20/02/2015.

19 people were killed in clashes between supporters of the club Zamalek and the police, which also left dozens...