In the country of just over 600,000 people, the African Nations Cup organizers will charge less than US$1 for some tickets, while the government plans to give away 40,000 seats.
The decision for Equatorial Guinea host the cup was controversial. The country has been ruled by Teodoro Obiang since his 1979 coup., and while it is an oil-rich nation with one of the highest per-capita incomes on the continent, most of the population lives in poverty.
Some African players whose day jobs are for European teams were banned from playing in the Cup by their clubs due to fears about the Ebola virus.
">The tiny Spanish-speaking African nation, is set to host the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament, whose opening match is this Saturday in Bata.
Morocco was originally going to host the tournament, but was stripped of hosting duties after the country’s officials requested the event be postponed over fears of the Ebola virus. Morocco was also disqualified from participating in the tournament.
In the country of just over 600,000 people, the African Nations Cup organizers will charge less than US$1 for some tickets, while the government plans to give away 40,000 seats.
The decision for Equatorial Guinea host the cup was controversial. The country has been ruled by Teodoro Obiang since his 1979 coup., and while it is an oil-rich nation with one of the highest per-capita incomes on the continent, most of the population lives in poverty.
Some African players whose day jobs are for European teams were banned from playing in the Cup by their clubs due to fears about the Ebola virus.
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