2008 African Cup of Nations

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The 2008 African Cup of Nations will be the 26th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football (soccer) championship of Africa. It will be hosted by Ghana. Just like in 2006, the field of sixteen teams will be split into four groups of four. Ghana won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Libyan bid 9-3 in a vote among Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee members in Cairo. South Africa withdrew their bid after winning the right to host the 2010 World Cup. The tournament will be held between January 20 and February 10, 2008.

Contents

1 Host Cities & Venues
2 Squads
3 Qualification
4 External links

Host Cities & Venues

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Kumasi	Kumasi Sports Stadium (to be renovated)	51,500
Accra	Accra Sports Stadium (to be renovated)	35,000
Tamale	Tamale Stadium (to be built)	21,017
Sekondi-Takoradi	Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium (to be built)	20,000

Squads

Qualification

See 2008 African Cup of Nations (qualification).

Ghana have qualified as hosts.

The 12 group winners and the best three runners-up (from groups 1-11) will qualify for the finals. Qualifiying will take place between September 4, 2006 and September 8, 2007.

External links

[Details at Sport Scheduler]

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