{"id":16768,"date":"2018-12-13T13:24:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T13:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=16768"},"modified":"2018-12-13T13:25:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T13:25:28","slug":"can-ghana-really-host-afcon-2019-sports-minister-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/can-ghana-really-host-afcon-2019-sports-minister-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Ghana really host the AFCON 2019 as Sports Minister claims?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah insisted that Ghana is ready to host the 2019 AFCON if called upon, and this has stirred a lot of comments because most people think Ghana isn&#8217;t ready to host the prestigious tournament. But can Ghana really host the 2019 AFCON? Watch the video below to see our thoughts:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"CAN GHANA REALLY HOST AFCON 2019 AS SPORTS MINISTER CLAIMS?\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HhRlY6QCS54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah insisted that Ghana is ready to host the 2019 AFCON if called upon, and this has stirred a lot of comments because most people think Ghana isn&#8217;t ready to host the prestigious tournament. But can Ghana really host the 2019 AFCON? 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