Just a few weeks after the Moslem Salah Festival, Christmas and New Year celebrations, more excitement is in the air all over Africa as the African Cup of Nations (Ghana 2008) begins on Sunday 21st January, 2008 in Ghana.
African Cup of Nation is the foremost Football tournament (festival, you may say) organized by the African Football governing body; Confederation of African Football (CAF) every 2 years. It is rotated from one country to the other.
The football tournament attracts African Football stars from different football clubs all over the world (not excluding foreign stars that come as spectators). Some of the African stars to watch include
• Kanu Nwankwo, Obafemi Martins, Obinna Nsofor and Dickson Etuhu (Nigeria)
• Samuel Eto, Old war horse Rigobeth Song (Cameroon)
• Didier Drogba, Toure, Eboue (Cote Voire)
• John Appiah, Kingston (Ghana)
• Santos (Tunisia)
• Elhadji diuf, Camara, Bouba diuf (Senegal)
• Mido and old war horse Hassan Hassan (Egypt)
• Steven Pienar (South Africa) and many other known and emerging African soccer stars.
A total of 16 teams from 16 countries of Africa are participating in the football tournament among whom are Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Republic, Cote de Voire, Senegal, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia, Zambia etc.
This year’s competition is holding in foremost gold coast of Africa, (Ghana). The favorites to lift the trophy are Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Egypt (defending champion) and Ghana (host).
YTF will keep you posted as the biggest drama in Africa for the year 2008 unfolds. For additional thoughts, you may contact makuo (at) youthfortechnology (dot) org
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