Issa Hayatou rules out Nations Cup finals expansion

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DIAMOND 7 years ago

Author: DIAMOND
Date: 2016-09-05 19:40:53

"Sellas Tetteh fails to qualify Sierra Leone to 2017 AFCON"

Let's give more countries a chance to partake in the dance, as Africa has come a long way politically and athletical ...
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Author: DIAMOND
Date: 2016-09-05 19:40:53

"Sellas Tetteh fails to qualify Sierra Leone to 2017 AFCON"

Let's give more countries a chance to partake in the dance, as Africa has come a long way politically and athletically.

UEFA has 24 teams.
CAF must also expand the tournament field to, at least, 24 teams.

Seeing some of these countries - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Central African Republic - come so close but miss the tournament is saddening.
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

Afcon must be in sync with European soccer schedule. These minnows need to invest in soccer infrastructure, quality coaches a better,.educated sports administrators if they want to bang with traditional big name soccer nation ...
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Afcon must be in sync with European soccer schedule. These minnows need to invest in soccer infrastructure, quality coaches a better,.educated sports administrators if they want to bang with traditional big name soccer nations and ultimately qualify to the big dance. Expansion will dull the afcon tournament, less quality teams, viewership will drop, so will potential sponsorship and even revenue accumulation
Holy DIAMOND 7 years ago

So why has the quality of Euro and the WC not declined?
Or do you think they have?
If so, tell us how they have.

So why has the quality of Euro and the WC not declined?
Or do you think they have?
If so, tell us how they have.
DIAMOND 7 years ago

It's just a matter of scheduling.
Every traditional host has, at least, 3 good stadia, so scheduling even just 2 games a day per stadium (6 games a day) can easily take care of this.

Instead of 20-21 days of competition, ...
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It's just a matter of scheduling.
Every traditional host has, at least, 3 good stadia, so scheduling even just 2 games a day per stadium (6 games a day) can easily take care of this.

Instead of 20-21 days of competition, why not extend it to 25-26?

What kind of hotels in each country will not be good enough to accommodate already-poor Africans?
Alexander 7 years ago

Good response,Diamond.This man needs to embrace changes.He has been there for too long.Elected in 1988?Are you occupying this position for life?

Good response,Diamond.This man needs to embrace changes.He has been there for too long.Elected in 1988?Are you occupying this position for life?
DIAMOND 7 years ago

No doubt that he plans to be there for life, but his time will also come, just like Blatter's.
That will allow room for reform.

How can this simple scheduling idea escape him?

Is his head so stale from aging that he is ...
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No doubt that he plans to be there for life, but his time will also come, just like Blatter's.
That will allow room for reform.

How can this simple scheduling idea escape him?

Is his head so stale from aging that he is incapable of conceiving this?
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

Bcos of corruption, national sports ministers don't invest in sports infrastructure and mismanagement ensures that the various fa' never have any monies to fund the national teams. The quality of soccer in africa is low and d ...
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Bcos of corruption, national sports ministers don't invest in sports infrastructure and mismanagement ensures that the various fa' never have any monies to fund the national teams. The quality of soccer in africa is low and dats why u have foreign based bench players like Atsu play afcon and win tournament Mvp. The quality of coaching is low and infrastructure is poor. How can an African team won wcup? Hayatou, don't expand afcon....it will make the tournament weak and uninteresting.
Anokwale 7 years ago

I have been to two AFCONS and hotel accomodation and transportation is an issue for most African nations. When you add teams you have to take into account teams, staff, media and fans. It is not easy.

I have been to two AFCONS and hotel accomodation and transportation is an issue for most African nations. When you add teams you have to take into account teams, staff, media and fans. It is not easy.
AKORA 7 years ago

You have been CAF President since 1988 and you speak like a new trainee on the job.

You have been CAF President since 1988 and you speak like a new trainee on the job.
Emperor Rasheed 7 years ago

You dare ridicule me with your comments? don't you know we have great emperors like emperor Rasheed?

You dare ridicule me with your comments? don't you know we have great emperors like emperor Rasheed?
USA USA!! 7 years ago

Africans are always trying to emulate the Europeans but not always thinking it through! Ecowas is case in point. Now Ghana runs the risk of having her identity completely erased by the ubiquitous Nigerian!

Africans are always trying to emulate the Europeans but not always thinking it through! Ecowas is case in point. Now Ghana runs the risk of having her identity completely erased by the ubiquitous Nigerian!
DIAMOND 7 years ago

Do not generalise.
Tell us what you think the specific impediments to a 24-team tournament are.

Do not generalise.
Tell us what you think the specific impediments to a 24-team tournament are.
Emperor Rasheed 7 years ago

Issa Hayatou cannot understand your good reasoning, because you reason more than he does. He is very old now and he is refusing to think logically. Anyway, thank you for fighting that tribal bigot, who claimed I was from Cha ...
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Issa Hayatou cannot understand your good reasoning, because you reason more than he does. He is very old now and he is refusing to think logically. Anyway, thank you for fighting that tribal bigot, who claimed I was from Chad.
Holy DIAMOND 7 years ago

We must eschew tribalism, period.
Ghana is too small for us to be doing this nonsense.

If we ever start fighting, no-one will care, no-one will save us.

This fact is totally lost on the tribal fools, even though we hav ...
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We must eschew tribalism, period.
Ghana is too small for us to be doing this nonsense.

If we ever start fighting, no-one will care, no-one will save us.

This fact is totally lost on the tribal fools, even though we have so many experiences around us in Africa to learn from.

Such attitudes are hard to fathom.
Anokwale 7 years ago

Most African countries only have two cities with sufficient hotel space. You need four cities to run a 16 team tournament.
Second point, internal transportation is an issue. Solid domestic flight logistics are a must.
Many ...
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Most African countries only have two cities with sufficient hotel space. You need four cities to run a 16 team tournament.
Second point, internal transportation is an issue. Solid domestic flight logistics are a must.
Many nations have dumsor issues that can impact a game. What if team A stays at "hotel dumsor" and team B can afford Movenpick?
The only way to expand it is if it is ALWAYS in South Africa.
happy 7 years ago

well done ladies, ghana is proud of you you really did good job.

well done ladies, ghana is proud of you you really did good job.
Afrika Bravo 7 years ago

They did not vote for him as a good leader, is just that the French speaking country in Africa were more than english language in Africa. and that's French speaking country's in Africa were our big problems .they are very use ...
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They did not vote for him as a good leader, is just that the French speaking country in Africa were more than english language in Africa. and that's French speaking country's in Africa were our big problems .they are very useless and difficult to understand.

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