Alc Pan-african Radio

The current African Cup of Nations taking place in Cameroon has been marred by controversy from the start. First, there was the chaos in the match between Tunisia and Mali that the Zambian referee decided to finish twice before the ninety minutes, then the kick-off of the match between Gambia and Mauritania being delayed by fourty five minutes and the wrong national anthem being played three times for the Mauritania team, the volatile security situation in the country and the coronavirus pandemic which has affected many players from most teams. All these challenges and more have made some people especially from several European countries and few from North Africa speak openly about the need for the tournament to be either postponed. This has angered Cameroonian football officials and well - known former players. To discuss this, we are joined by: Hubert Kinkoh a peace, security and development researcher across Africa and Research Associate and Coordinator of the Peace, Security and Development Fellowship Pro