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Ghana has been engulfed with an understandable excitement with barely two months to go to the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
This indeed is an exciting time in Ghana. The country has build four new Stadia. Namely in Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale.
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22nd March 2007 » Work on the Tamale Sports Stadium, one of the venues for the Ghana 2008 Africa Cup of Nations tournament is on course, and is almost completed.Eighty per cent of construction work on the Tamale Sports stadium slated to host the GHANA 2008 has so far been completed within seven months |
| Hotel project, Mr. Stefano Ramella (MD of Waterville Consar Construction Company) gave the assurance when the Team led by Mr. Slim Aloulou, a CAF Consultant, inspected progress of work on the two projects in Kumasi on Thursday. ... |
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22nd March 2007 » The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Stadiums have inspected the progress of work at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in Accra. ... |
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22nd March 2007 » The Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra is well within schedule for Ghana 2008 African Cup of Nations, and contrary to public apprehension about the spate of work, the major works at the venue are moving steadily. ... |
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22nd March 2007 » Work on the new stadium being built at Essipong near Sekondi in the Western Region for the ACN 2008 competition is progressing steadily, the project will be handed over to the Ghana Government by September next year. | | With the lights and lenses focused on the West Africans, a huge representation of the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) hierarchy led by President, Issa Hayatou and his Executive Committee Members, Sponsors, and representatives of the sixteen qualified teams are all expectant of what the Local Organising Committee (LOC) have up their sleeves to make the two-hour event a memorable one.
The usual feeling across Ghana is one of excitement derived from the fact that Ghana as host would finally know who they meet as the days roll close to the commencement of the tourney that pieces Africa’s finest 16 teams together.
For many, the draw is yet another opportunity for the continent to showcase her rich culture amidst football ahead of the competition that spans January 20 – February 20, 2008.
For vendors on the street of Accra and its environs, business could boom for dealers of team paraphernalia after the draw.
The fever has been no different with the critical Ghanaian media. With both the print and electronic media putting the spotlight on the draw, it is obvious that the country is one that is ready to receive the world to live the tournament’s dream of “Shearing Passions at the centre of the earth.”
The sixteen qualified teams, Ghana (hosts), Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Zambia, South Africa, Namibia, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Benin and Angola should all know their opponents soon.
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