Ghana won the hosting rights defeating Libya(9-3) in final voting which took place in Cairo, Egypt. South Africa were also in race but finally withdrew his name as he bags the rights to host 2010 Football World Cup.
Ghana the host nation along with Namibia, Guinea and Morocco are in Group A as well as Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Mali and Benin are in Group B. Last years winner Egypt, Cameroon, Zambia and Sudan are in Group C and finally Tunisia, Senegal, South Africa and Angola are in Group D.
All the matches to be played in four different cities of Ghana named Kumasi(Baba Yara Stadium), Accra(Ohene Djan Stadium), Tamale(Tamale Stadium) and Sekondi-Takoradi(Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium) respectively.
Sixteen Qualified Teams for Ghana 2008 are - Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia and Zambia respectively.
-> Namibia
-> Guinea
-> Morocco
-> Ivory Coast
-> Mali
-> Benin
-> Cameroon
-> Zambia
-> Sudan
-> Senegal
-> South Africa
-> Angola

