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  1. ZIMBABWE: Fifa boss Sepp Blatter visits


    Fifa supremo Joseph Blatter made his debut visit to southern African country of Zimbabwe on Monday on his way to South Africa to Durban for the 123rd IOC Session. During his stay in Zimbabwe, Blatter met the country's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai separately. - According to fifa.com, Blatter discussed with both the football development challenges the country is presently facing and the ways to move forward and exploit the potential of game. Blatter watched the 2011 COSAFA Women’s Championship, a regional football tournament supported by FIFA, and was present for the official opening ceremony of an artificial football pitch created under the umbrel…