AFCON 2023 top goalscorer suspended by federation for indisciplineVice President Bawumia is special guest of honour for J. A. Kufuor Cup
Emilio Nsue, captain of the Equatorial Guinea national team and teammate, Ivan Salvador, have been suspended by the country’s football federation until further notice.
The AFCON top goalscorer and the Miedz Legnica forward were sanctioned due to ‘unpleasant incidents’ before, during, and after the tournament in Cote d’Ivoire, the federation said in a press release.
It noted that the players were involved in an incident which the Ivorian Police had to intervene in. The situation caused a delay in the return of the team back to Equatorial Guinea, the football federation indicated.
The sanction came among other structural changes in the national team.
Equatorial Guinea were one of the biggest surprises in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Nzalang Nacional advanced to the round of 16 before being eliminated by Guinea.
Emilio Nsue scored the tournament’s only hat trick and finished as the top goalscorer of the 34th AFCON.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will be the special guest of honour for the highly anticipated J. A. Kufuor Cup at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday, February 18, 2024.
The fixture will be between premier league giants Asante Kotoko and Nsoatreman FC who would both fight for the coveted trophy.
The Vice President, together with other dignitaries from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, National Sports Authority, Ghana Football Association (GFA), and members of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), have all pledged their support to grace the occasion.
The J.A. Kufuor Cup is organised by the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation to raise funds and honour the profound legacy of the former President.
Former Black Stars Captain, Stephen Appiah, and GFA President Kurt Okraku have all pledged their support for the match and have purchased over 5000 match tickets to be distributed to football fans for the match on Sunda.
This is the second edition of the JA Kufuor Cup match.
The maiden edition was between Asante
Kotoko and Ashantigold at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
Source: Ghana News Agency
