The tournament was supposed to be played in the United Arab Emirates, however on 14 March 2024 it was moved to Egypt.
[2] The tournament was called the Winsunited Cup,
however it was discovered that the organizing company was just a fake company.
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LOL
At least it wasn't just NZ Football that fell for this con, but three other associations.....
Shows that anybody can be conned in the world of football.
It's really great that Egypt have seized the initiative to take over hosting the tournament, no doubt putting up some money for it.
Turned out lucky for NZ and the other associations in that a fake tournament got turned into a real one providing useful friendlies for all involved.
Croatia need it for prep for the Euros in June.
Tunisia and Egypt are preparing for World Cup qualifiers in June.
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The Egyptian government seem to be seizing on the tournament as a chance to promote the new admin and financial capital they are currently building just outside of Cairo, the world's biggest current construction project ($US 50 billion)
New Administrative Capital (
NAC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Administrative_Capital"The new city is to be located 45 kilometres (28 miles) east of
Cairo and just outside the
Second Greater Cairo Ring Road, in a largely undeveloped area halfway to the seaport city of
Suez. According to the plans, the city will become the new administrative and financial capital of Egypt, housing the main government departments and ministries and foreign embassies. On 700 square kilometres (270 sq mi) total area, it is expected to house a population of 6.5 million people, though it is estimated that the figure could rise to seven million.
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Officially, a major reason for the undertaking of the project was to relieve congestion in Cairo, which is already one of the world's most crowded cities, with the population of
Greater Cairo expected to double in the next few decades.
[12][13] Cairo has a metro population of nearly 20 million."
It also aims to promote religious and cultural peace & unity with Africa's biggest Christian (Coptic) cathedral part of it, countering threats to the Coptic minority in Egypt by Islamic extremists in recent decades by showing the government are supporting the Christian minority.
An innovative and worthwhile project indeed.
PHOTOS:https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2023/08/photos-egypt-new-administrative-capital-megaproject/675179/