Morocco's "architectural jewel" Stade de Marrakech
After competing against South Africa for the 3rd time in the last decade to host an
international tournament, Morocco finally came out on top. The North African
country, who competed against South Africa to host both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, was selected
by the Confederation of African Football to host the 2015 edition of the
African Cup of Nations.
Emmanuel Frimpong who has emerged as a very reliable deputy to Alexander Song in anchoring the
midfield is seriously contemplating switching national allegiance to Ghana. The Arsenal midfielder
has long flirted with the idea but it appears he's come to a decision after meeting with Ghanaian
FA officials earlier this week.
Kei Kamara and the Leone Stars pulled out a draw in South Africa against the Bafana Bafana, but the
point was not enough to see them through to the African Cup of Nations. Sierra Leone needed a win
and a Niger loss to qualify for the tournament for the first time since 1996, but couldn't find the
net.
Mertesacker gets a helping hand from a returning player
Aren't we all glad that it's finally over. The last round of internationals for the season. Of
course there will still be stoppages here and there for friendlies as teams prepares their sides
for the upcoming Euro 2012. However, that will a 3 days get-together instead of a full 10 12 days
break.
So, Thierry's return has now gone from possible to probable, the number 12 shirt is set to be
handed to him and now we just have to wait and see if he can do the business.
On today's Arsecast, my esteemed colleague from Gunnerblog makes the very good point that
there's never been a footballer (Beckham apart, perhaps) quite so conscious of their own image as
Thierry Henry.
