[ 2011-06-02 ]

Six countries confirm participation in Amputees Nations Cup
Six countries have so far confirmed their
participation in the 3rd Cup of African Nations
for Amputee Football (CANAF) scheduled for 15-25
October, 2011 in Accra.

The confirmed countries alongside hosts Ghana are
Angola, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

Francis Adjetey Sowah, President of the Amputee
Football Federation of Africa (AFFA) who said this
at the media launch of the tournament said 12
teams are originally billed to participate.

He said the continental body is awaiting the
confirmation of countries such as Algeria, DR
Congo, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda and South Africa to
plan for the organization of the tournament.

Adjetey Sowah, who doubles as President of the
Ghana Amputee Football Federation (GAFF) said the
theme for the tournament “Let’s be passionate
about our passion” was appropriately chosen in
recognition of Ghanaians passion for the world’s
most popular sport.

“Football is our passion and disability is no
barrier to expressing this passion,” he said.

The President said hosting the tournament comes
with a huge logistic and financial burden and
therefore appealed to individuals and corporate
institutions to support Government to achieve the
objectives of hosting a successful tournament.

The AFFA President noted that the tournament would
also provide a platform to showcase the nations’
tourist and investment potentials as the lenses of
the entire globe would be focused on Ghana during
that period.

Adjetey Sowah said plans are advanced to
constitute a Local Organising Committee (LOC) that
will see to the successful organization of the
tournament.

Ghana were winners of the maiden edition staged in
2007 in Sierra Leone whilst Liberia emerged
winners of the second edition on home soil in
2009.

Source - GNA

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