Rules of the Game: The goal lines should be the same width as that of the goalposts and the crossbar.
Rules of the Game: Within each penalty area, a penalty mark is made 12 yards (11 m) from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of 10 yards (9.15 m) from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty
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The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
The first African nation to qualify for the World Cup was Egypt in 1934. The second was Morocco in 1970.