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    "excerpt": "Football's global governing body FIFA has lifted a ban on Zimbabwe from participating in world tournaments, the country's Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Kirsty Coventry said.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Culture Minister Kirsty Coventry:<\/strong>&nbsp;Football&#39;s global governing body FIFA has lifted a ban on Zimbabwe from participating in world tournaments, the country&#39;s Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Kirsty Coventry said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Coventry described the end of the 18-month suspension as &quot;exciting&quot; and &quot;incredible&quot; at a press conference in Harare, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>FIFA lifted the ban on Monday, only two days before the draw for the African qualifiers for the next World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The ban was imposed more than a year ago after what FIFA viewed as government interference in the administration of the sport, state news agency New Ziana reported.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The ban followed a government-sanctioned dissolution of an elected national football body, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), an affiliate of FIFA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Scorecard<\/a><\/p><p>A four-member team has been appointed to run the affairs of ZIFA in the interim.<\/p>\r\n",
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