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Witchcraft & soccer

Superstitious Folly

Reports emerging from neighboring Tanzania indicate that the national team failed to advance to the 2006 World Cup group stages because money meant for players' allowances was diverted to pay a witchdoctor.

A former secretary general of the Tanzania's Football Federation Mwina Kaduguda, said his federation failed to pay players' allowances during a preliminary round match against Kenya in Nairobi and instead paid a witchdoctor.

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