Im christine window well come to the news africa im glad youre cheated in no pun intended here but we kick off todays program with africas biggest football tournament that starts in just a few hours from the now the 1st game off the 2019 africa cup of nations will see the pharaohs of egypt 2 by the way are the most Successful Team in afghan history play my beloved zimbabwe now egypt is host this year but that wasnt the initial plan cameroon had their hosting rights withdrawn in january after they failed to meet Infrastructure Requirements at match venues now the 32nd instalment off will be the biggest yet it includes 3 countries that have never made the cut that would be blue in mauritania and madagascar so other favorites. Africa. Cup of nations. Who will be crowned champions. The hot favorites egypt we have the home advantage theyll enjoy a full backing from the stands and post a confident star player mohammed salon the liverpool food enjoyed another astounding season on merseyside coming agonizingly close to winning the premier league before being crowned a european champion in june salaries goals often make the difference in an otherwise solid egypt team who have won the africa cup of nations a record 7 times. Fending champions are cameroon and the lions will be a tough act to beat this time as well they surprised many by winning 2 years ago and will be hoping to raise a few eyebrows again originally chosen to host the tournament but was stripped of the honor to try lack of organization and egypt stepped in to replace them cameroon boast a well drilled defense centered around captain michael engage you in dodgy i was. Going there to defend our crown with all due respect to the competition i believe our passion will help us achieve our goals. Nigeria are always among the favorites when it comes to the africa cup of nations. Its the most populous country on the continent with a constant stream of young talent and a rich footballing history. Experience german coach going out rule has been the man in charge for the past 3 years and has vastly improved the sites tactical approach im happy to have this quality and so lets lets go visit offered some spirit to this of course we want to be no working. Competition promises to be sky high as 24 teams bid to get their hands on the ultimate prize the africa cup of nations. All right Chris Harrington is here to talk all things after call on hey chris good to have you here all right so the 1st game is involved way with champs how do you think thats going to go. To do to you i think it will be a landslide victory for egypt you mentioned already the record champions there hosting extra motivation i mean they have their talents man their masonic figure in most you know and they didnt lose any of the qualifying matches a very good professional league as well now zimbabwe you know in their group theyve done well against the other teams uganda india are congo but i do think theyll have to punch above their weight we did have a chance to catch up with the warriors head coach and this is what he had to say about the big competition hey joe. I think we have a very experienced player as you know it tim. As for the atmosphere. I think weve played out of the same artistry and geography and in Congo Brazzaville theyre quite used to this kind of fighting this year and i guess will be it when ive played them off the ball and producing theres no ball good design for the nation ok so wed know were installed for some good football here i think everybody agrees on that and i just wonder it if you have all these legends like most on the continent who go on to play in european he is an advantage to the teams why is it that when african teams are playing in the world cup for example the some 100 match ups together well i think it really comes down to money invested in infrastructure you could look at germany you know for example theyve invested over a 1000000000 euros in their youth infrastructure you know big countries the most populated country nigeria i have used that as a comparison because i did spend time there their infrastructure is basically bare and you know it runs dry and their National Team is basically composed of players that are talented enough to play abroad hone their skills and so forth not a lot of money is put forward into you know the infrastructure and specifically the Domestic League with good nigeria i caught up with a super eagle legend j. J. A coach and he touched on the issues that basically are keeping you know the football situation a step behind in the country. When it comes to the local league in our think was they have a long way to go to be cursed. One of the issues is that most of the clovers belongs to government right you know so people running to clubs are not really on the shows and now you know so they rely on the board that they get every year from the government a lot of people in nigeria envying you right now for getting that gravity but lets lets talk about the action that will be off the pitch in this tournament i mean at the end of the day afghan is taking place in a country that people are warning its government authorities are violating human rights what are we likely to see off the pitch during this time well i think off the pitch a lot of people will take this opportunity to shine the light on certain issues that otherwise wouldnt get the attention i mean you know and one thing thats come out in criticizing what has been happening recently in egypt and is the international has criticized you know the government for arresting several football fans associated associated them with terror organizations and so forth but theyre really charged with a crime you know so im thinking that uses a deterrent but im sure people will you know try to hurdle over that and still try to get their voices heard in terms of the equal rights issues that exist in the country right right ok chris so its a back to the tournament itself we know what are the favorites and im just wondering who youve got your money on you know this is one of the beautiful things about the after companies is you know several teams competing in 24 teams big biggest and its ever been have won it you know it comes down to obviously of sets in the lions share i mean are 4 teams that ill go with ok morocco yeah you know egypt sinegal in the team that was featured in the report nigeria but said can happen but wait until you know chimps some of the fat frog really pick the winner ok and zimbabwes not on that list of but nonetheless chris you can come back next time ill have you on the program all right chris thats thank you chief of bats and you know what lets hear from the egypt captain that would be mohamadi. Sees me i should say on the importance of you guessed it most. I was one of the 3 best players in the world this is a huge deal for the country and for the Egyptian Team. Being on any team will make it better and be a great addition everyones looking forward to his performance so this is a positive thing and the great addition for the Egyptian Team we play as one but having solid where this is a positive thing and then important thing for us as a team and as players. Our next story is in western uganda way a recent trend of using condoms and conventional medical workers and local authorities ugandas government like many others distributes free condoms to fight the spread of hiv aids and i have a sexually transmitted infections but salt mine instead use them to protect themselves against the harsh impact of salty water on their reproductive organs. But this next report. Decades of human activity and uganda looks like no other critter lake. There is no fish here but for. 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