Africa: Supersport Forms a Dream Team for 2008 Africa Cup of Nations - AllAfrica.com

THE Africa Nations Cup is just two calendar months away. Ponga Liwewe the SuperSport selling director anticipates a very explosive collector's item and states they have got brought on board Africa's football game graven images to give viewing audience their money's worth. Nigerian Daniel 'The Bull' Amokachi, Kalusha Bwalya and Abedi Pele will be in the SuperSport studios to do an in depth analysis of the tourney that acquires underway next January in Ghana.

Liwewe talked to Daily Monitor's Sande Bashaija about what association football fans should anticipate and below are the excerpts.

What conveys you to Uganda?

I am here for Abedi Pele's Africa Nations Cup promotional circuit and to partly state Ugandans more about SuperSport's and how we mean to cover the tournament.

How make you happen this place?

It's my first clip here but Republic Of Republic Of Uganda is a very lovely place. I wish I could do it my 2nd home.

With the Africa Nations Cup at the adjacent door, what should SuperSport viewing audience expect?

Expect the best. We have got larger programs for this tournament, which we anticipate to be very explosive. We are bringing on board Pele, Daniel Amokachi and Kalusha Bwalya to be portion of our team. These cats no everything about African football, so our positions so anticipate very comprehensive and measure up insurance of the tournament.

How many Africa Nations Cup fits are to be shown live?

Every single game. Of course of study plus full analysis, foregrounds and squad news.

Uganda bitterly missed out on qualifying for the Africa Cup and there were claims that South Africa played portion by giving away a lucifer to Zambia. Bashes this talking clasp any water?

Unfortunately I am Zambian. I don't believe there was such as a situation. South Africa were just disorganiSed by the two speedy ends and just failed to make a comeback.

Where do you believe Republic Of Republic Of Uganda drop short?

Uganda Cranes failed to acquire consequences on the road. That is the major ground that allow them down. I degree Fahrenheit a squad doesn't win away fits its always going to be hard to measure up for large tournaments.

If you look at Uganda's makings group, make you believe it was the Cranes' best opportunity to qualify?

Uganda set up a very applaudable show but unfortunately only 16 squads had to be in Ghana. With more than exposure and experience the Cranes will definitely play in continental tourneys to come.

As a individual who have interacted with many football game decision makers human race over, what make you believe the local federation/authorities should make to take a squad to the adjacent tournament?

The East African part is still lagging behind compared to the remainder of the world. Football decision makers be given to concentrate more than on senior squads and desire speedy results. But if Republic Of Uganda and other states are to succeed, allow them begin from the grassroots. Junior squads are the most import.

Had Republic Of Uganda qualified, make you believe the Cranes would have got got notched some wins?

It would have been very difficult. Most squads have got participants in Europe and are very well managed.

But Cranes managed to overcome Nigeria's Superintendent Eagles, why then make you state they wouldn't win a game in the Africa Cup?

Beating Federal Republic Of Federal Republic Of Nigeria in qualifiers doesn't intend your squad is very strong. When it come ups to the large phase things change. Remember Republic Of Uganda was actually playing at home.

A expression at the Nations Cup groups, which is the most complicated?

Definitely Group Type B that affects Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Republic Of Republic Of Mali and Benin.

It's a commiseration that between Mali, Federal Republic Of Federal Republic Of Nigeria and Ivory Coast, one squad won't do the 2nd round. But Republic Of Benin will not do it out of the group.

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The tourney is mostly dominated by Occident African countries, what make you believe about this unbalanced trend?

West African participants are very focused at making it to the top. That's why they are all over Europe. With such as exposure, their states are always have got an border over the remainder in the tournament.

Is it owed to deficiency of endowment that East African states don't export endowment to Europe compared to the Occident Africans?

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