With the 2023 Africa Nations Cup barely 4 days away, the Indomitable Lions will face off against Zambia’s Copper Bullets in a friendly match at 2 PM Cameroon time and 3 PM Zambian time in Saudi Arabia.
This will be the 16th meeting between the two teams across competitions like the African Nations Cup, FIFA World Cup qualifiers and International friendlies.
Out of the last 15 encounters disputed by these two, Cameroon has won 7, drawn 5, and lost 3 to the copper bullets of Zambia.
Zambia’s current national team boast of a talented lineup, especially in their attack with players like Fashion Sakala, Zambia’s top scorer in 2023 with 22 goals and 11 assists in 52 appearances.
Patson Daka is another Attacking warrior who is Zambia’s second-highest scorer of the year with 7 goals in 7 appearances at both club and country level since mid-November.
Similarly, Cameroon has a strong attacking lineup with players like Vincent Aboubakar who has 11 goals in 22 games, Faris Moumbagna who has 18 goals in 36 games, a
nd George Kevin Nkoudou who has 14 goals in 17 games .
Zambia is in Pool F along with Morocco, DR Congo, and Tanzania, playing their first match against DR Congo on January 17.
Cameroon on the other hand is paired with Senegal, Guinea, and Gambia in Group C, with their first match against Guinea on January 15.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
Ghana Athletics in partnership with Citi TV, a private-owned television broadcast station is set to promote and develop athletics through school sports.
The programme dubbed ‘National School Athletics Championship’ (NASAC) would be held from February 05-09.
At a short ceremony to launch the programme, President of the Ghana Athletics, Bawa Fuseini, explained that this was a major milestone for them, and they had signed an MoU with Citi TV to promote and develop the sport for the next four years.
He added that the event would be held at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, one of the facilities earmarked for the 2023 African Games.
The GA President mentioned that over 1000 athletes from schools around the country would converge at the Legon Sports Stadium for the event and hoped that world class athletes would be scouted.
Head of Sports at Citi TV, Benjamin Nketiah, also noted that sports was the only tool that sold the country to the rest of the world hence their collaboration with Ghana Athletics.
He said in recent times, the Ghana Athletics had shown potential in becoming a powerhouse in Ghana therefore they were proud to be associated with Ghana Athletics.
He said school sports was the bedrock of sports development, so it was prudent for the collaboration with Ghana Athletics.
Sector Minister, Mustapha Ussif, commended Ghana Athletics for the initiative and mentioned that the
government was keen in sports development so they would support the initiative.
He said this came at the right time because they would use the opportunity to assess the readiness of the venue for the African Games.
Source: Ghana News Agency
