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Workers
apply final touches to the pitch of the Stade de L'Amitie, during it
preparation for the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, in Libreville ©Marco
Longari (AFP)
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Two political activists
called on Monday for the 'boycott and sabotage' of the 2017 Africa Cup of
Nations if it is not moved from Gabon "to a more stable country".
AFP report continues:
Last
month organizers The African Football Confederation (CAF) denied
"persistent rumours" that the Jan 14-Feb 5 event would switch from
Gabon whose President Ali Bongo is confronting major unrest sparked by his
August re-election.
But
CAF were urged to act in a public letter from Marc Ona Essangui, of Gabon, and
Frenchman Laurent Duarte.
The
duo gave CAF a December 15 deadline to transfer the continent's biennial
football showcase.
"The
four host cities, Libreville, Franceville, Port-Gentil and Oyem have
experienced the largest backlash against the rigged declaration of Ali Bongo
Odimba as president," the activists claimed in their public letter to CAF
boss Issa Hayatou.
"The
bloody repression of the population and the current instability in the country
means the continent's major sporting event must be moved to another country.
"If there's no answer (from CAF) by December 15 we are calling on the people to boycott and to sabotage this Nations Cup," they wrote.
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