Soccer - Report from the Africa-Cup 2008

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

Ghana was chosen already in Jun 2004. This course the West African homeland is after 1963, 1978 and 2000 host for the fourth time. As venues for the three week"s tournament, the adjacent four cities were selected: Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi and Tamale. The money Accra is Ghana"s biggest municipality and is located at the Gulf of Guinea; therewith it is the most substantial commercial, manufacture and memo centre. The former British colony Ghana is again published as the Golden Coast. Ghana was the beginning nigrous homeland in the sub-Saharan Africa who could bring about the independence from colony rules.

The 26th Football Africa-Championship started on Jan 20th this year and testament keep at until Feb 10th. In Oct ultimate year the sixteen examined teams were at cardinal strained into four groups and will closest play against everyone other in the final play-offs. In total 32 games will be held whereby the opening diversion and the Final are beguiling community in the capital.

The African Prizewinner will qualify for the Confederation-Cup 2009 which will receipts accommodation this interval in South Africa. The Confederation-Cup is besides familiar as Mini-World Mug which is organized by the FIFA in that 1997. This Cup is contested by the Champions of the six Continental zones plus the reigning Earth Champion. Venue is always the host for the succeeding 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 action of bribery at the actual African-Cup. Some German players had first-hand combat on this. Contemporary Hamburg"s defence player Collin Benjamin for lesson plays for the Namibian Organization which was offered a six-digit proportions whether they would lose the at the end sport of the bevy folio against Guinea. The pastime may not chalk up been leading for Namibia, by reason of they occupy the endure area in the group, nevertheless they did not respond to the overture and approached instead to the Gathering Head of the state John Muinjo who unreal the attempted manipulation public. "My players came directly to me and we admit informed the CAF approximately the occurrence", said Muinjo.

Collin"s Coach Huub Stevens from Hamburg had never experienced an lick of bribery in his complete vitality and is express upset: "I belief that those matters cause not happen anymore nowadays." This is not the front situation on the contrary at least the moment one at this year"s tournament. It can apart be speculated provided there were and attempts which were not of habitual domain. For the host of the Globe Cup 2010, South Africa, these occurrences were unfortunately everything else than booming promotion.

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