dclinton01:
An undisclosed Asian country has been
turned down as potential Africa Cup of
Nations hosts in favour of a nation near Ghana, a Confederation of African Football (Caf)
executive committee member has revealed. According to Alhaji MND Jawula, the Issa
Hayatou-led body has declined the offer,
despite finding it difficult to find a
suitable host of the tournament following
Morocco's withdrawal. The north African country pulled out of hosting next year's finals due to the
deadly Ebola outbreak and have proposed a
postponement, but Caf said they will go
ahead with the scheduled date of January 17
to February 8. Jawula, a former Ghana FA boss, said hosting the competition on another continent
would not be appropriate but assured that
a new host will be announced shortly. "Now the choice is between African countries
and, surprisingly, an Asian country is
interested to host the competition on our
behalf, but you know Caf is not very much in
tune with that, that will not be very good
for our [Africa's] image," he told state- owned network Radio Ghana. He added: "I can tell you that within the next five days an announcement will be made to indicate the country, and it's not
too far from Ghana, just two hours' drive
from Ghana, that will host the
competition."

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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka yesterday faulted the visit of All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders to former President Olusegun Obasanjo last Saturday warning that Nigeria was heading for a shipwreck with such political romance.

In his statement, titled: “Shipwreck Ahead”, Professor Soyinka cautioned that Nigeria would need rescue operations if the APC intends to court Obasanjo to serve as a navigator for the ship of the state.


According to Soyinka’s short statement, “an APC-led group, we understand, has been paying courtesy visits to former Heads of States. Would it be correct to state that their purpose is captured in the following Mission Statement? ‘Tinubu added that the APC had resolved to rescue Nigeria, appealing to Obasanjo to lead the mission. We’re resolved and determined to rescue Nigeria. We want you as navigator,’ he said.”

Soyinka, then added: “If this attribution is correct, may I urge you, as an urgent public service, to advise families to begin the stockpiling of life-belts for the guaranteed crash. Don’t forget to alert the coastguards—ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), AU (African Union), UNO (United Nations Organization) etc, to be on the alert for possible salvage operations. “If General Sani Abacha were alive today, would he also have been on the ship’s complement? As Captain perhaps?”Soyinka asked.

camelus:
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/09/04/322041/russia-sends-warship-to-mediterranean/