• Villagers watch the final match of a football tournament featuring 32 teams from Tanta, in the village of Damshit, in Egypt's Nile Delta. All photos: AFP
    Villagers watch the final match of a football tournament featuring 32 teams from Tanta, in the village of Damshit, in Egypt's Nile Delta. All photos: AFP
  • The village is about 135km north of Cairo
    The village is about 135km north of Cairo
  • Players vie for the ball
    Players vie for the ball
  • The teams line up before the keenly awaited final
    The teams line up before the keenly awaited final
  • A ball goes over the bar
    A ball goes over the bar
  • Fans feast on the action
    Fans feast on the action
  • Egypt are the most successful team on the Africa Cup of Nations winners' list, having claimed the title seven times
    Egypt are the most successful team on the Africa Cup of Nations winners' list, having claimed the title seven times
  • Authorities lifted a six-year ban on sports fans attending football games in stadiums in 2018
    Authorities lifted a six-year ban on sports fans attending football games in stadiums in 2018
  • The ban had been introduced because of a deadly stampede at a stadium in 2012, and subsequent violence at other matches
    The ban had been introduced because of a deadly stampede at a stadium in 2012, and subsequent violence at other matches
  • The pandemic also forced the closure of stadiums, but games have returned in full swing
    The pandemic also forced the closure of stadiums, but games have returned in full swing
  • Members of a football team raise their trophy as people cheer, after winning the final match of the tournament of 32 teams from Tanta
    Members of a football team raise their trophy as people cheer, after winning the final match of the tournament of 32 teams from Tanta

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Villagers watch football tournament final in Egypt - in pictures

Thirty-two teams took part in the competition in Tanta in the Nile Delta

The National

August 26, 2023

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Updated: August 26, 2023, 9:31 AM