L-R: Bronx Deputy Borough President Aurelia Greene kicks off the 4th Annual African Nations Soccer Tournament
By Isseu Diouf-Campbell
The African Advisory Council (AAC) of the Bronx Borough President’s Office kicked off its fourth Annual African Nations Soccer Tournament on April 27, 2013 at Macombs Dam Park.
Cape Verde and Liberia were the first two teams among sixteen to compete. Other teams participating to the tournament include Senegal, Ghana, Guinea, Ethiopia, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Sierra Leone, Gambia and South Africa.
The games resume every weekend until the final scheduled on May 18, 2013, a day before the Bronx Week parade.
Schedule for Saturday, May 4, 2013
Game 13: Cameroon vs. Ghana at 2:00pm
Game 14: Senegal vs. Burkina Faso at 3:20pm
Game 15: Cape Verde vs. Gambia at 4:40pm
Game 16: Niger vs. Liberia at 6:00pm
Game 17: Togo vs. Côte d’Ivoire at 7:20pm
Game 18: Nigeria vs. Mali at 8:40pm
Schedule for Sunday, May 5, 2013
Game 19: Ethiopia vs. Guinea at 2:00pm
Game 20: South Africa vs. Sierra Leone at 3:20pm
Game 21: Togo vs. Cameroon at 4:00pm
Game 22: Côte d’Ivoire vs. Ghana at 6:00pm
Game 23: Nigeria vs. Senegal at 7:20pm
Game 24: Mali vs. Burkina Faso at 8:40pm
Tournament sponsors include United Healthcare, Royal Air Maroc, MoneyGram, New York Cosmos and Rock Me Africa
For more information about the tournament call Ambroise at 917-370-3196 or visit their Facebook page.
Photos of the event