African Nations Cup organisers under fire

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

ACCRA (AFP) — From the pitch at Accra's main stadium which has been likened to a potato field to shambolic accreditation facilities for the huge army of media covering the event, the 2008 African Nations Cup has got off to a bumpy start.

The local organising committee has taken the brunt of the flak, with Ghana manager Claude Le Roy accusing them of indifference.

"The pitch (at the Ohene Djan stadium) is no better than a potato field. It's terrible. If a baker doesn't have flour, he can't bake bread. Similarly with a pitch like that, how can the players play?

"I'd prefer a good surface than beautiful armchairs in the hospitality suite. The organisers haven't thought about the most important thing, the players."

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