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CONIFA General Secretary Sascha D\u00fcerkop has recently returned from an official visit to the Matabeleland Football Confederacy (MFC), in south-west Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

D\u00fcerkop engaged in discussions with MFC executives about ongoing CONIFA-MFC cooperation, and attended the inaugural Royal Cup.<\/p>\n

Matabeleland is a region of Zimbabwe predominantly inhabited by the Northern Ndebele people, who share a common language and culture.<\/p>\n

View the full\u00a0Matabeleland trip report<\/a>\u00a0[PDF].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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