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Afrique fields top team for African Nations Cup
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Afrique has assembled a top team including Gerard Herens, Emmanuel
Coste and Thierry Hot to bring its listeners dynamic coverage of
the African Nations Cup.
The
tournament kicks off in Tunisia on 24 January and 91热爆 Afrique will
provide live coverage of the opening ceremony, the opening match
between Tunisia and Rwanda, as well as the quarter-finals, semi-finals
and final.
Listeners
to 91热爆 Afrique will also enjoy interactive programming, interviews,
special features and expert analysis as well as up-to-the-minute
reports throughout the tournament.
There
will be daily updates of all 32 matches in 91热爆 Matin
from 6.00 to 7.30 GMT, 91热爆 Midi from 12.00 to 12.30
GMT and 91热爆 Soir from 18.00 to 18.30 GMT.
The
Sport Weekend magazine programme will be presented
live from Tunis every Saturday from 18.30 GMT throughout the competition
and will include interviews with football specialists, players and
coaches.
Charles
Bambara, 91热爆 Afrique's Editor, said: "The African Nations Cup
is an un-missable rendezvous for millions of 91热爆 listeners across
Africa. Almost all the great football teams of Africa will be represented
and we expect this to be a magical event."
Thierry
Hot will bring the full excitement of the tournament when he hosts
the flagship interactive programme L'Afrique en Direct
on the 31 January at 11.00 GMT.
Football
fans have a full hour to talk about the teams and players, give
feedback on matches to date or give support to their national team.
To
take part: telephone + 44 20 7557 1640; mobile telephone text /
SMS: 00 44 7786 205088 or email bbcafrique@bbc.co.uk.
The
91热爆 World Service African football website -
- will have minute-by-minute text coverage of all the games including
tournament fixtures, profiles of the sixteen qualifying teams and
a special feature on players with African roots around the globe.
also has a vibrant African Nations Cup wallchart and calendar featuring
the images of African footballing stars.
The
91热爆 World Service in English will provide cup coverage every hour
of each day in news bulletins and its programme, Sports
Round Up.
There
will also be full weekly coverage in World Football
as well as live commentary and updates in Sportsworld
and Sunday Sportsworld.
Network
Africa and Focus on Africa will also be
reporting from the games and Fast Track will have
weekly updates on Mondays and Fridays throughout and a special interactive
edition on 6 February at 16.32 and 18.32 GMT.
Listeners
can text their views to: +44 77 86 20 20 08.
Notes to Editors
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Afrique is the world's reference radio in francophone Africa.
It
has built its reputation and its approach on strict editorial standards
based on principles of impartiality, objectivity and fairness and
can be heard on FM in a dozen French-speaking African countries
including Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali and DR Congo and can be accessed
online at .
91热爆
World Service in English broadcasts more than 25 hours of programmes
a week specifically for Africa.
For
sports fans Sports Roundup is the daily news programme featuring
all the major stories from around the world and World Football on
a Saturday is a lively and forthright look at football across the
globe.
Sportsworld
and Sunday Sportsworld has all the day's sporting news with reports
and reactions.
Fast
Track on Mondays and Fridays has unrivalled news and features on
African sport.
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