Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Egypt Training - Yaounde, Cameroon - January 28, 2022 Egypt players during training REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Egypt’s progress at the Africa Cup of Nations could come at a heavy cost to its most popular club, dividing fan loyalties as the country awaits a key quarter-final clash in Cameroon on Sunday.
It also highlights a strange decision by FIFA to host its Club World Cup at the same time as the final week of the Cup of Nations tournament in an unprecedented overlapping of dates.
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