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Wednesday 2 June 2004    

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CAF to send inspection team to bidding countries


6/2/2004 2:49:22 AM (GMT +2)

THE Confederation of African Football will send an inspection team to the countries bidding to host the 26th African Cup of Nations scheduled for 2008.


The objective of this inspection, which will take place from June 10 to June 24 is to assess the various infrastructure like the stadia, hotels, media and medical facilities available in those countries.

Members of the delegation are Patrick Okpomo, CAF member and head of delegation, and members are Dr Adnan El Guindy, assistant director in CAF competitions division and Walter Gagg, FIFA director of Security.

Initially three countries South Africa, Ghana and, Libya were bidding to host this Cup but South Africa recently withdrew from the race.

The CAF inspection team will first visit Ghana from June 10 to 15, and then proceed to Libya from June 21 to 24.

At the end of their inspection, a report will be submitted to the CAF executive committee for examination. The executive committee will meet on July 7 and 8, to select the host country of the event. During the executive meeting, the bidding countries will make a presentation of their file.

The system of sending an inspection team to the countries bidding to host the African Cup of Nations is newly introduced this year in CAF and the decision was taken during the last CAF executive committee meeting held in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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