Ghana ACN 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

The organisation of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2008 was attached to Ghana on July 8, 2004 by the committee excutif of Confédration African football meeting in Cairo. Voters had a choice between Ghana and Libya.

This latest disadvantage by the fact that two countries of the North Africa region had already hosted the last two ACN (Tunisia in 2004 and Egypt in 2006), did not respond to the weight ghanens who carried 9 votes against 3.

South Africa is also a candidate at the outset, eventually withdrawing his candidacy in May after having been refers to the organization of the Football World Cup 2010.

It will be the fourth time that Ghana will host the ACN after 1963, 1978 and 2000 (in conjunction with the Nigria).