| Afro Cup…or The Cup of Life! |
Pratik Dogra
While Europe may be the financial hub of football and Latin America may boast of the richest legacy, there is no denying the fact that it’s Africa that plays the game…for the love of it. Football is a unifying factor in this continent, a hope for a better future and more importantly an opportunity to bring about a positive change to a continent marred by years of violence and exploitation.
The organisation of this year’s edition of African Cup of Nations in Ghana, threatened to turn the event into a sideshow and underline its reputation as the scourge of Europe`s club coaches.
However, with 99 goals in 32 games, the quality of the football rivaled, not surpassed, anything seen in other continental tournaments.
Egypt successfully defended the title, beating Cameroon 1-0 in the final to win the trophy for a record sixth time.
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