African Cup of Nations2008
This tournament is held every 2 years. This year, the tournament
is being held in Ghana.
Ghana is in West Africa.It was formerly called the Gold
Coast.The official language is English.
The capital city is Accra, which is where the final will be played.
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
As with the World Cup, there are a number of groups, each made up of
teams who play each other.
There are 4 groups.
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 ?
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…
Using the spreadsheets that my colleague K. Walters has kindly
made available from here…
http://www.4shared.com/dir/3537353/4177f862/sharing.html
Will the nation with the greatest choice of players, the best facilities and the fittest population win the African Cup of Nations?
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Work through the other matches
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 ?