Swaziland withdraws from African Nations Cup

 　　CAPE¹ TOWN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Due to financial constraints², Swaziland has withdrawn³ from the 2013 African Nations Cup, it was announced on Sunday.

　　The announcement came just a week before Swaziland was due to play the first leg of a preliminary round match, according to the country's football association.

　　Swaziland was scheduled to meet the Seychelles in a first round tie on Jan. 6-20.

　　The Confederation of African Football (CAF) would probably impose a fine on the kingdom for the withdrawal⁴, according to News24, a news outlet⁵ in Cape Town.

　　Swaziland would also face the possibility of being banned from the 2015 tournament.

　　The qualifying competition for next year's African Nations Cup in South Africa starts less than two weeks before the 2012 finals, which are being played in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from January 21-February 14.

　　From next year, the biennial⁶ tournament will shift from even to odd years to avoid clashing with the World Cup.

　　Historically, two-thirds of Swazi government revenues have come from a regional customs union dominated by South Africa, but that money dried up in a 2009 South African recession.

　　Last October, Swaziland announced that it would seek help from Egypt to resolve a liquidity⁷ crisis.

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

4 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

5 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

6 biennial   

adj.两年一次的

参考例句：

• The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
• His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物，也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

7 liquidity   

n.流动性，偿债能力，流动资产

参考例句：

• The bank has progressively increased its liquidity.银行逐渐地增加其流动资产。
• The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity.信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。