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Ghana to Bid for 2017 Cup of African Nations

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2008 was the last time we hosted the African Cup of Nations, and it was a successful event, only soured by the inability to fulfill the ‘host and win’ mantra we saddled ourselves with.

Now it seems like we might get the chance to host Africa again, three years from now, as the Minister of Youth and Sports, Honorable Mahama Ayariga, has announced that Ghana are planning to bid for the 2017 tournament.

Libya was initially slated to host the tournament, but current civil unrest in the country has severely disrupted preparations, whilst simultaneously making the country unsafe to host the rest of the continent.

Thus the North African country withdrew as hosts over the weekend, and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), invited new bids for a new host nation to be chosen.

And Ghana’s Sports Minister confirmed on twitter that we would be bidding for the tournament.

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