Soccer - Data from the Africa-Cup 2008

The Africa-Cup, further confessed as Football-Africa-Championship, is organised from the African Football Company CAF and is held every two years. The Qualification Round for the Africa-Championship 2008 was held from Sept 2006 to Sep 2007. In complete there were 132 qualification games whereby 46 nations were divided in twelve groups. Fifteen teams experienced for the ending stage. The sixteenthâ s position was assigned automatically to the host Ghana.

Ghana was chosen already in Jun 2004. This plan the West African society is after 1963, 1978 and 2000 host for the fourth time. As venues for the three weekâ s tournament, the consequent four cities were selected: Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi and Tamale. The finance Accra is Ghanaâ s biggest municipality and is located at the Gulf of Guinea; therewith it is the most crucial commercial, manufacture and letter centre. The former British colony Ghana is very recognized as the Golden Coast. Ghana was the inceptive ebony state in the sub-Saharan Africa who could attain the independence from colony rules.

The 26th Football Africa-Championship started on Jan 20th this year and testament advance until Feb 10th. In Oct latest year the sixteen disciplined teams were at cardinal tense into four groups and will subsequent play against everyone other in the final play-offs. In total 32 games will be held whereby the opening sport and the Final are enchanting community in the capital.

The African Prizewinner will qualify for the Confederation-Cup 2009 which will returns compass this bout in South Africa. The Confederation-Cup is besides noted as Mini-World Mug which is organized by the FIFA thanks to 1997. This Cup is contested by the Champions of the six Continental zones plus the reigning Creation Champion. Venue is always the host for the closest Terrene Cup. The reigning African Champion is Egypt who leads the Champion standings with five titles, followed by Ghana and Cameroon with four titles each.

Humiliatingly there appeared an contingency of bribery at the actual African-Cup. Some German players had first-hand involvement on this. Happening Hamburgâ s defence player Collin Benjamin for case history plays for the Namibian Duo which was offered a six-digit bigness whether they would lose the carry on pastime of the bundle chapter against Guinea. The entertainment may not carry been substantial for Namibia, by reason of they occupy the remain district in the group, however they did not respond to the overture and approached instead to the Convention Head of the state John Muinjo who imaginary the attempted manipulation public. "My players came directly to me and we annex informed the CAF approximately the occurrence", said Muinjo.

Collinâ s Coach Huub Stevens from Hamburg had never experienced an go of bribery in his complete lifetime and is especial upset: â I concluding that those matters close not happen anymore nowadays." This is not the front plight nevertheless at least the moment one at this yearâ s tournament. It can peerless be speculated provided there were added attempts which were not of common domain. For the host of the Area Cup 2010, South Africa, these occurrences were unfortunately everything else than flourishing promotion.


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