CAF Unveils Mascot For 2019 African Nations Cup

AFCON 2019: CAF unveils Mascot By Sampson Adedeji With just a month to the start of 2019 African Cup of Nations, Confederation of African Football has unveiled Mascot for the competition, BSNSports.com.ng can report. The African soccer governing body did the unveiling at its headquarters in Cairo, the venue coincidentally be where the opening and final matches will take place. The Mascot is likened to Pharaoh an ancient king in the country and dressed in country's attire. Egypt was awarded the hosting right of the competition after original host Cameroon was stripped off the right to host. The biennial tournament will start on June 21st with opening between host and Zimbabwe. Twenty-four countries will fight to the African Nations Cup title when hostilities begins in Egypt.