{"id":2466,"date":"2022-03-07T03:26:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T03:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2022-03-07T03:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T03:27:00","slug":"international-sports-press-association-aips-africa-call-out-rugby-africa-president-khaled-babbou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/03\/07\/international-sports-press-association-aips-africa-call-out-rugby-africa-president-khaled-babbou\/","title":{"rendered":"International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Africa Call Out Rugby Africa President Khaled Babbou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a statement by AIPS Africa (www.AIPSAfrica.com) President and AIPS Vice President, Mitchell Obi:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the decision made by the president of Rugby Africa to host the African qualifiers for the Rugby World Cup in provincial France, rather than keeping it on the African continent is completely wrong, 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