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African Cup of Nations2008

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This tournament is held every 2 years. This year, the tournament

is being held in Ghana.

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Ghana is in West Africa.It was formerly called the Gold

Coast.The official language is English.

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The capital city is Accra, which is where the final will be played.

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Ghana is celebrating its 50th birthday this year.

The motto for the games is:“Sharing passions at the centre of

the earth.”The defending champions are

EGYPT

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As with the World Cup, there are a number of groups, each made up of

teams who play each other.

There are 4 groups.

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Here are the 4 groups.Choose a country and find out a

little more about it…Find it on the map of Africa you will

be given. What countries does it link to in its history ?

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Who should win the Cup based on statistical information on

development ?

(Could use Gapminder here and identify the countries involved and

watch how they have behaved over time…

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Using the spreadsheets that my colleague K. Walters has kindly

made available from here…

http://www.4shared.com/dir/3537353/4177f862/sharing.html

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Will the nation with the greatest choice of players, the best facilities and the fittest population win the African Cup of Nations?

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Work through the other matches

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Who wins ?Now keep track as the

competition commences and continues.

Will the actual result reflect the statistics.

If not, why not ?What factors are not included in

your analysis ?


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