体坛英语资讯：Ghana intensifies preparations to host West African football tournament
<p><span word="ACCRA">ACCRA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 28-- <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="WAFU">WAFU</span>) <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="fiesta">fiesta</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="September">September</span> 9-24 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sekondi">Sekondi</span>, <span word="features">features</span> 16 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1974, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Accra">Accra</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span>, <span word="Isaac">Isaac</span> <span word="Kwame">Kwame</span> <span word="Asiamah">Asiamah</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="frantic">frantic</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lick">lick</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championship">championship</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blessings">blessings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="Kwesi">Kwesi</span> <span word="Nyantakyi">Nyantakyi</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ghanaians">Ghanaians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WAFU">WAFU</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="region">region</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hone">hone</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foster">foster</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="integration">integration</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="successes">successes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WAFU">WAFU</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="territories">territories</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="backgrounds">backgrounds</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="unity">unity</span>, <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="member">member</span>-<span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="region">region</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span>, <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span>, <span word="Mali">Mali</span>, <span word="Mauritania">Mauritania</span>, <span word="Guinea">Guinea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guinea">Guinea</span> <span word="Bissau">Bissau</span>.</p>
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