Sports tourism takes center stage as AFCON 2019 enters the elimination phase

Sports News from Friday, July 5th, 2019

Source: ghanasportsonline.com

2019-07-05

Due to the short break in the 2019 CAN tournament to make room for the teams to prepare before the playoffs, sports tourism took center stage when the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism took advantage of the event. opportunity offered by the largest center of continental interest to allow other African fans to access some interesting tourist sites such as the Bibliotheca Alexandria, a modern project based on the renaissance of l old library of Alexandria, the cruise on the Nile and the great pyramids on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

The tourism sector in Egypt maximized the three-day break period.

Thursday, at the entrance of the Pyramids of Giza, I had the privilege to take the bus of the Guinean supporters who came to visit the site of the pyramids.

Giza, 20 km southwest of Cairo, has several remains dating back to the 26th century BC, such as temples and pharaonic monuments, including the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids of Giza. The pyramid is ranked among the seven wonders of the world.

South African fans, as well as other members of their team, were also present on Thursday, touring the pyramid and other interesting sites in the region.

The tour guide informed us that the authorities of Benin and Morocco had also reserved the place the day before.

Egypt is one of the most prominent countries in the world with so many sights that attracts more than 20 million visitors each year.

The CAN tournament gave the opportunity to other African countries that have qualified and even fans from all over the continent to visit the ancient sites of the country.

As part of the CAN arrangements, all Africans were allowed to enter the pyramid sites free of charge, once their pbadport was presented at the entrance.

Tourists from other continents, however, must pay between 350 and 500 Egyptian pounds for a tour.

Ghanaian fans who visited the pyramid on Thursday, as part of CAN 2019 sports tourism, were the 13th supporters of the national team to visit the site during the CAN season.

At the same time, Egyptian football giants Al Ahly on Wednesday invited journalists from all over Africa to visit their headquarters for a familiarization tour, as well as to consult historical archives and get acquainted with the administrative structures of the African Club of the century.

The CAN 2019 action will resume on Friday, July 5 when the first two games of the round will be contested. Two games will be played on 6, 7 and 8 to determine the eight quarter finalists.