Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations Draw - The Great Pyramids, Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt - April 12, 2019 General view after the draw REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO - 21 April 2019: The Volunteers and the team facilitators committee of the 2019 African Nations Cup have announced the opening of the Volunteering process.
"The Volunteers and the team facilitators committee of the 2019 African Nations Cup, hosted by Egypt from June 21 to July 19, 2019, has opened the door for young people wishing to volunteer in the tournament," the committee said in a press release.
"The Committee has launched the application form through the official website of the tournament on Sunday 21 April, and continues to open the door for young people until next Friday, 26 April 2019." The committee added in the press release.
The Volunteers and the team facilitators committee stipulated that the applicants should be between the age of university students and 35 years old. Also, they must be proficient in one of the foreign languages spoken by the African teams participating in the tournament, which is divided into the languages "English, French and Portuguese", in addition to previous experience in the organization of events and sports championships.
Gehad Aamer, assistant of AFCON Organizing Committee’s president and The Volunteers and the team facilitators committee’s president, assured that after receiving volunteers’ applications they will have interviews to choose the proper elements, and those who will undergo specialized training courses to refine their skills and prepare them properly to perform the tasks.
Here you can apply:
The matches will be played in the Cairo, Air Defense, Al Salam, Alexandria, Suez and Ismailia stadiums. The Cairo Stadium will host the opening match and final match.
Group A: Egypt, DR Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe - This group of matches will be played at Cairo Stadium
Group B: Nigeria, Guinea, Madagascar, Burundi - This group of matches will be played at Alexandria Stadium
Group C: Senegal, Algeria, Kenya, Tanzania - This group of matches will be played at Air Defense Stadium
Group D: Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Namibia - This group of matches will be played at Al Salam Stadium
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Angola - This group of matches will be played at Suez Stadium
Group F: Cameroon, Ghana, Benin, Guinea-Bissau - This group of matches will be played at Ismailia Stadium
Egypt won the rights to host the tournament after being selected over South Africa.
The 2019 African Cup of nations was initially scheduled to be hosted by Cameroon. However, Cameroon was stripped of hosting the tournament for serious delays in preparations.
Egypt is the most successful nation in the history of the competition as Egypt has won a record of seven titles including three in a row between 2006 and 2010.
Egypt has been known for its ability to host the biggest sports tournaments as the country has one of the best infrastructures in the continent, besides the huge passion of its people towards sports, especially football.
Since 1996, a total of 16 teams were allowed to participate at the tournament but for the first time in history, 24 nations will compete to win the title in 2019.
Since the launch of Egypt's official bid to host the tournament, the Egyptian Football Federation announced the stadiums which would host the games.
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