A Sudanese woman shows a hole in her house in Kadugli in the tense border region of South Kordofan on October 21, 2011. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP/File)
KHARTOUM (AFP) - An African football official said Sunday he was unaware that deadly shelling had struck near a ground in Sudan's war-torn South Kordofan being readied for a regional tournament.The Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) Kagame Club Cup is to take place from Tuesday in Kadugli, South Kordofan's capital, with Sudanese authorities pledging tight security.The town is co-hosting the two-week competition with El Fasher, in Sudan's impoverished and conflict-plagued Darfur region.Sudanese rebels on Saturday said they had shelled Kadugli the previous day as they were "advancing" from the west of the town."I've not heard of that," CECAFA media officer Rogers Mulindwa told AFP, when asked about the incident. "We have not received that information at CECAFA."Mulindwa, who arrived in Sudan on Friday, said the Sudanese government had written letters "assuring us of (the) security of this tournament."The states of South Kordofan and North Darfur are sponsoring the event along with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Mulindwa said.CECAFA says the matches will go ahead.Insurgents from the Sudan People's Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) said they were targeting a Sudanese military facility in their deadly barrage.But some shells landed inside a United Nations peacekeeping base, killing one soldier and wounding two others...
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