Bid committee closes shop
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Going separate ways: The AFCON Bid committee has officially disbanded PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Bid committee chairperson, Ashford Mamelodi indicated last month that their tour of duty will end on September 30, three days after CAF decided on the winning bid.
“We will, however, extend by a few days if need be,” he said at the time the committee was preparing to leave for Cairo where the bid announcement was made.
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