Afcon 2015 decision is not just about football

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  • Evans 11 years ago

    Football does not come before safety. Cant our leaders think for once. It looks like Mahama and his folks will not be satisfied until Ebola is in Ghana and full blown.
    I say this because everything he has done since this out ...
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  • princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

    One day a thirteen year old boy walks into a Prostitute house dragging a dead Baby Monkey behind him. The Madam asks, "Can I help you son?" He replies, "Yes I'd like a girl for the night." She says, "I'm afraid you are too yo ...
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  • kodjo 11 years ago

    prevention is better than cure so Obama and Cameron would protect us from ebola crisis ? oh some journalists paa

  • Joseph Morrison 11 years ago

    It is going to be a nationwide unacceptable if government goes for the Afcon. Why do we have to deliberately import this deadly virus into our country?. Very soon all of us working in foreign countries will be banned. I wish ...
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  • Alibaba 11 years ago

    You better come again. are you one of the leaders in government? You didn't sound straight. Simply don't joke with people lifes for stomach or anything

  • Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

    Think for a change

  • Ama Serwah 11 years ago

    EBOLA:Cancel Africa Cup of Nations games

  • Kwobia ( Toronto ) 11 years ago

    Cancel Afcon 2015.If the U.S. cannot contain EBOLA,how can Ghana.The risks are simply too high with big crowds from many countries.
    Has Ghana contained the cholera outbreak?What a joke.

  • Anokwale 11 years ago

    To be honest, the tournament has never been well attended. Usually, the stadiums are quite empty unless it is the host or the semi-final and final games. I think the solution is simple here. Kick out Morrocco and let anoth ...
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  • work hard! 11 years ago

    It is also About Ebola

  • SHAKA 11 years ago

    I DON'T SEE THE SENSE IN THIS ARTICLE.
    PERIOD.

  • Felix D 11 years ago

    Ghana must not be fooled to think that if she decides to host Afcon 2014,..that will be translated to mean leadership or indeed that will help garner support from the west to rump up our health system or west Africa's help sy ...
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  • dzadza 11 years ago

    110% agrees with u

  • Tantra Bea 11 years ago

    Who will forgive President Mahama if thru indiscretion on hosting AFCON 2015 he opens the door for ebola to consume Ghanaians? Even schools are being shut down in the US because of ebola. Should we in Ghana die because of fo ...
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  • Big Joe 11 years ago

    I thought elected leaders are supposed to also think about the welfare of their people and to ensure their safety as well. Sincerely what is the motive? Why on earth do our leaders like to take BAD DECISIONS. Why would the M ...
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  • Big Joe 11 years ago

    I thought elected leaders are supposed to also think about the welfare of their people and to ensure their safety as well. Sincerely what is the motive? Why on earth do our leaders like to take BAD DECISIONS. Why would Mr Ay ...
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  • Yamus 11 years ago

    AFCON takes 3 weeks to complete. Report by WHO indicates that Ebola has incubation period between 2-21 days. Hence healthy looking spectators carrying the virus, will be allowed to travel to watch the games. Some of these peo ...
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  • Joe 11 years ago

    We must all take to the streets in the event that these our unreasonable leader accept to host this tournament.
    As people of Ghana we must not allow this to happen should the leaders say YES

  • osram 11 years ago

    wise up, how much have u been paid to this to us..

  • MY BROTHER'S KEEPER. 11 years ago

    People please lets put politics aside and talk of serious issues . What was MAHAMA think before he said ,what he said addressing UN ,on issues with Ebola regarding the possibility of GHANA hosting AFCON 2015, when other cou ...
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  • Anokwale 11 years ago

    Each of the the top seeds will host their group.

    At the knock out stages the higher ranked team will host.

    You have to space the group stage games out a bit more but in such a case, no one country takes the risk of ...
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  • EBOLACUP 11 years ago

    AFRICANS SHOULD GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIER
    OWN DECISIONS. GHANA JUST GO AHEAD AND HOST THE AFCON AND LEAVE THE REST FOR HISTORY TO DECIDE. THE NORTH AFRICANS ALWAYS FEELS NOT PART OF AFRICA. GHANA SHOULD BE PART OF DECISION MA ...
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  • Paakwesi 11 years ago

    Please, Mr. President and Mr. Ayariga, Ebola is Ebola period. There shouldn't be any trials with Ebola. I am a resident of Texas and I know how scared we all are here in our State, though I am not living anywhere near Dalla ...
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  • Jojo 11 years ago

    There is no argument logical enough to convince any right-thinking person that in the midst of a serious virus epidemic outbreak in West Africa all we are thinking of is playing football. Over 4000 people have died so far in ...
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  • Francois 11 years ago

    Am not surprised this senseless article is coming from Yaw Ampofo Ankrah,always thinking of an avenue to steal the tax payer's money in the name of football,such a greedy bastard.... As for that Mahama Ayariga,the least said ...
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  • Bakells 11 years ago

    This tells Ghanians that our so call leaders do not think about us the citizen of dis nation. Now i believe dat ebola is in Ghana but the politicians are covering it up because of certain stupid n senceless political reasons. ...
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  • Edward, Maryland 11 years ago

    This is gov’t propaganda at it’s best. This gov’t has most likely made up their mind to accept to host the tournament in Ghana. They are now trying to sell it to Ghanaians, but we say “No, not in Ghana”. Listen to t ...
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  • Jogate 11 years ago

    Just postpone the Ebola Tournament please. Ghana is not hosting any virus here

  • TIME TO USE OUR HEADS 11 years ago

    What does Africa stand to lose if it scraps AFCON 2015 on account of the Ebola crisis ? Will all Africans die, or will the Continent cease to exist. Why must countries be asked to expose their citizens to the dangerous Ebola ...
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  • Anokwale 11 years ago

    I appreciate everyone's concern but let us understand this carefully. First you cancel AFCON then any commerce with the rest of the world stops. Then when prices of goods and services in the region go too high we get civil ...
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  • Joseph 11 years ago

    This is a nonsense article. He is also looking for money to steal from Ghana hosting the games. It is a stupid decision to host these games, period.

  • HUMAN BEIGN 11 years ago

    This is one of the most idiotic and senseless piece of gabbage to be authored by probably the usual so called DR Dr phd who feels to write baseless English. Sometimes these idiots make some of us Africans want to find a plac ...
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  • MODIBO 11 years ago

    Why is Yaw just want to be heard or what? He just went round and round and did not say anything. I think he should rather go to the Presidential commission and tell us of his role @ the Brazil 2014 World Cup.I don't mean he h ...
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  • bryanrichieferdinand@yahoo.com 11 years ago

    ghana cannot host the 30th edition of the African Cup Of Nations because we are afraid of the EBOLA VIRUS

  • Kay 11 years ago

    So what is Yaw Ampofo Ankrah saying? That we should show leadership by hosting AfCON 2015? That the decision to host the AfCON is bigger than the decision to reject it because that would have more far-reaching consequences of ...
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  • joseph 11 years ago

    Hosting or not hosting AFCON in Africa or Ghana is not as easy as we think , there are so many factors relating to this issue . One our capacity as a continent , secondly this EBOLA is invented by someone to destroy the econo ...
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  • Kay 11 years ago

    OK, Joseph. But let's stand back and strategise! Let's not kill ourselves off for the "someone" to come and inherit Africa. Let's work to get this Ebola scourge under control first; we can trade among ourselves! That's what w ...
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