AshantiGold SC Chief Executive Frederick Acheampong has been appointed Assistant General Coordinator for the 30 June Stadium in Cairo for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.He will assist Equatoguinean Amadeo Nguema who is the General Cordintaor as the decide time for team coaches to leave the hotels to the stadium, how the security will be positioned and control the different access zones and if there is a medical emergency.Acheampong will help his team organize all the six matches
Nigeria's preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations have been hampered after several members of the squad went down with an cold-like illness, coach Gernot Rohr said on Friday."Unfortunately, we don't have everybody because four or five of our players could only start training on Wednesday and they missed one week of physical preparations, so we don't have the best team," he told reporters.The Super Eagles, who kick off their campaign against debutants
Nigeria will look for a dominant performance in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group B opener against rookies Burundi on Saturday 22 June at the Alexandria Stadium. The Super Eagles have been absent from the last two editions of the AFCON, but under German manager Gernot Rohr they have secured a return to the top table of African football.Nigeria finished top of Group E in the preliminaries (ahead of South Africa, Libya and the Seychelles) and enter the 2019 finals as one of
Mahmoud Hassan 'Trezeguet's beauty of a goal in the 41st minute proved to be the difference as Egypt kicked off their Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 campaign on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe at a fully packed Cairo International Stadium on Friday night.Roared on by their enthusiastic home fans who came to the stadium in full voice and full color, the Pharaohs should have won by a bigger margin had they been more clinical with the chances that
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in grand style with a magnificent opening ceremony witnessed by fans across Africa and the World at the Cairo International Sports Stadium. The Local organising Committee once again delivered another wonderful opening ceremony just like that of the draw which was held at the Pyramids in April.Below are pictures from the ceremony before Host nation Egypt takes on Zimbabwe in the tournament opener.
GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm that Dr Prince Pambo has been named as the CAF Medical Venue Officer in Suez for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt in another remarkable milestone for the hugely respected practitioner.Its a massive leap for the Ghanaian medical practitioner, who is breaking boundaries on the African continent due to his enviable work ethics.Dr Pambo is the first Ghanaian doctor on CAF Medical Committee and one of the six doctors for the continent's football
Turkish giants Fenerbahce have welcome new signing Bernard Mensah.The side completed a massive transfer coup by signing the Ghanaian on a three-year deal.?
Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce SK have a completed a massive transfer coup after signing Ghana midfielder Bernard Mensah.The 24-year-old has penned a three-year deal with the Yellow Canaries after snatching him from fellow Turkish side Kayserispor.The Ghana international had been reported to have signed a permanent deal with Kayserispor following a stellar campaign last term.Mensah's parent club Atlético Madrid suffered a big loss of about €2.4m on the transfer of
Cameroonian referee Alioum Alioum has been appointed for Friday’s opening match between host Egypt and Zimbabwe at the Cairo International Stadium.Alioum, 36, and an Air Force Officer in his native Cameroon will steer affairs of the Group A clash that will open the curtains for the 32nd edition of the flagship continental championship.He is one of the most experienced referees on the elite panel of match officials having officiated at the last four editions of the Africa Cup of
List of African Cup of Nations winners, with host countries in brackets:1957 – Egypt (Sudan)1959 – Egypt (Egypt)1962 – Ethiopia (Ethiopia)1963 – Ghana (Ghana)1965 – Ghana (Tunisia)1968 – Congo-Kinshasa (Ethiopia)1970 – Sudan (Sudan)1972 – Congo (Cameroon)1974 – Zaire (Egypt)1976 – Morocco (Ethiopia)1978 – Ghana (Ghana)1980 – Nigeria (Nigeria)1982 – Ghana (Libya)1984 – Cameroon (Ivory Coast)1986 – Egypt (Egypt)1988 – Cameroon (Morocco)1990 – Algeria
Team participating in the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt have been warned about the heat over the next month as players face the possibility of playing in extreme temperatures.A statement from the Confederation of African Football says the average temperature over the next month is expected to be between 35-38 degrees Celsius with an average humidity of 40-60%."This would give a high wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index reading above 32 degrees," it said.The WBGT is
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has backed the debutante to impact positively on the team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations which kick- starts tonight (Friday) in Egypt. Coach Kwesi Appiah has named five new boys for the continent's flagship in Egypt this summer.Youngsters Samuel Owusu and Kwabena Owusu, Caleb Ekuban and Joseph Aidoo as well as Kasim Nuhu are the new boys named in the 23-man squad.And the country's iconic star Asamoah Gyan believes they have the requisite
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup golden boot winner Abdulai Mukarama has expressed gratitude to Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Sports Ministry after rewarding the teenager for her exploits. The Black Maidens attacker was rewarded an amount of GHC 30,000 after presenting here awards to the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Thursday.Mukarama won the golden boot and the bronze ball after scoring 7 goals as Ghana reach the quarter finals of the World Cup in Uruguay last
Ibrahim Sannie Daara is set to make history as the first person to lead media activities at the expanded Africa Cup of Nations after being named the lead media officer for Friday's opening match between Egypt and Zimbabwe.The Ghanaian's appointment for the opening game of the competition is a massive coup for the former journalist as the best CAF officials are named for matches of such magnitude.The ex-Ghana FA communications director has been named among the match officials
Asante Kotoko striker Abdul Fatawu Safiu is confident of getting another chance with Ghana's national team in future.The 23-year-old was yanked out from the final 23-man squad after a two-week training camp in Dubai.The lethal attacker has impressed on the domestic scene, scoring nine goals in the Special Competition in the West African nation.While admitting he feels the former Eleven Wonders striker is disappointed, he remains confident he will return stronger.“I am disappointed
Dreams FC coach Winfred Dormon has disclosed he is ready for his new challenge after he was named head coach of the club. The ex-Great Olympics midfielder was handed the permanent role after excelling in the NC Special Competition when he replaced Joha Pasoja, the former manager of the club.Dormon, who was previously assistant manager of the club believes his experiences makes him very ready for the new challenge."First and foremost I am very glad to assume this managerial
Ghana's Black Stars touched down at the Caairo International Airport on Friday morning ahead of the commencement of the 32nd Cup of Nations. The team left their camping base in Dubai in the early hours of Friday before arriving in Egypt for the competition on the same day.The team were met by the Local Organising Committee of AFCON 2019, who presented them with the plaque of participation.The Black Stars have been training in the United Emirates for almost three weeks and
Ghana's Black Stars touched down at the Caairo International Airport on Friday morning ahead of the commencement of the 32nd Cup of Nations. The team left their camping base in Dubai in the early hours of Friday before arriving in Egypt for the competition on the same day.The team were met by the Local Organising Committee of AFCON 2019, who presented them with the plaque of participation.The Black Stars have been training in the United Emirates for almost three weeks and
Zimbabwe will look for an upset win when they face hosts and Group A rivals Egypt in the opening match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday 21 June.Egypt, the AFCON record holders with seven previous titles, qualified as both hosts and second-place finishers in Group J of the preliminaries – behind North African rivals Tunisia, but ahead of Niger and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).The Pharaohs will be appearing at their 24th Nations Cup tournament and looking to go one step
Players of Ghana's Group F opponents, Cameroon, have refused to board the plane to the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Egypt.The Indomitable Lions players justified their standoff with an open letter to the public on FridayAccording to Caf rules, Cameroon's players were supposed to have arrived in Egypt on Friday morning.The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) kicks off on Friday night with a match between hosts Egypt and Zimbabwe.However, the Cup holders
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