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Al Ahly's football team routed Uganda's Kitara 4-0 on Sunday in the return leg of the African Confederation Cup Round of 32 at Cairo International Stadium, with Hussein Al Shahat scoring twice and Taher Mohamed Taher and Mohamed Magdy Afsha adding one goal each.
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