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The decision was made at an Emergency Committee meeting on Sunday and is to accommodate Ramadan and the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.<\/p>\n<p>The draw will take place on Friday 12 April 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four teams will take part in the competition for the first time in history. Cairo will be home to two stadiums, including the 74,100-capacity Cairo Stadium where the opening match will be played. Two stadiums will be used in Alexandria and two others in Suez, while Port-Said and Ismailia will provide one each.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ajdg_bnnrwidgets-20\" class=\"widget ajdg_bnnrwidgets \">\n<div class=\"apckejb-single apckejb-45\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAF has officially announced that the kick-off date for the 2019 AFCON finals will be delayed by a week. The tournament which will be hosted in Egypt is now set to start on 21 June instead of 14 June and runs until the 19th of July. 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