国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Hosting Africa Cup of Nations likely to revive football, tourism sectors in Egypt
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 11-- <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="AFCON">AFCON</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ailing">ailing</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> (<span word="CAF">CAF</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="AFCON">AFCON</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> 16 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Hosting">Hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFCON">AFCON</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="Radwan">Radwan</span> <span word="Zayat">Zayat</span>. "<span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span>."</p><p><span word="Zayat">Zayat</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="football">football</span> ... <span word="The">The</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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