The prestigious African Cup of Nations trophy arrived in Ghana yesterday at the Kotoka International Airport kind courtesy of TotalEnergies, title sponsor of the AFCON 2021.
A short but colourful ceremony was held at the Kotoka International Airport to receive the Trophy which arrived a few minutes to midnight.
Some dignitaries present at the ceremony were the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Evans Opoku Bobie, the President of the GFA, Kurt Okraku, the Sales and Marketing manager of TotalEnergies Lauren Guye, Stephen Appiah, former captain for the Black stars who was in the company of other former players like Derek Boateng, Sam Johnson and Maxwell Konadu, the current assistant coach of the Black Stars.
TotalEnergies has been a major partner of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the governing body for football on the African continent, since July 2016. TotalEnergies group has become the title sponsor of ten competitions including the African cup of nations, which was rebranded the TotalEnergies AFCON for the occasion.
Building on the formidable unifying and universal power of football, TotalEnergies has created the “TotalEnergies Football Together” program to bring fans together, celebrate and share the passion of football on the continent.
The Trophy will begin a tour of specific TotalEnergies stations in Accra to give fans the opportunity to take pictures with the trophy and engage in activities with former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah.
The tour will commence at the Osu Oxford Street Total Service Station then move to the Liberation Road Total Service Station next to Golden Tulip Hotel and then end at the Darkuman Total Service Station.
Source:Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM/
Annabel Anselm Ikwuagwu