Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel to host Graphic Sports AFCON Blitz
Ghana’s leading sports publication, Graphic Sports, will from this evening bring together some of the foremost personalities in football, including many passionate followers of the game in corporate Ghana and the diplomatic circles in a special programme put together for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament which gets underway in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
In partnership with the plush Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel at North Ridge in Accra and Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), the Graphic Sports will create a fun-filled football atmosphere beginning with an in-studio discussion of tonight’s opening clash between the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Cairo International Stadium.
Named the Graphic Sports AFCON Blitz, Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel will host a daily viewing party which will be preceded by a 30-minute in-studio discussion by a panel of experts of the match of the day and streamed live on the Daily Graphic Facebook page and other digital platforms of the Graphic Sports.
Hosted by Graphic Sports’ award-winning journalists, Rosalind Koramah Amoh and Samuel Ebo Kwaitoo, each of whom has over 20 years’ experience in sport journalism in addition to covering many AFCON tournaments, the Graphic Sports AFCON Blitz will have some of Ghana’s leading football personalities who have previous experience at the AFCON either as players, coaches, journalists or fans.
On each match day, there will be a lively studio discussion by the highly knowledgeable panel of the chances of both teams, after which the audience watch the match live on giant screens while they enjoy mouth-watering meals and drinks by ABL at discounted prices.
According to acting Graphic Sports Editor, Maurice Quansah, the programme will provide a more refreshing way to bring the continent’s flagship competition to the brand’s audience.
“The 2019 AFCON presents a fine opportunity for the Graphic Sports to provide more exciting content to our audience wherever they are through our digital platforms, and also create a fun experience with our partners around the matches,” he said of the Graphic Sports AFCON Blitz.
Similarly, Mr Herbert Kongwieh, Group Sales and Marketing Manager of Swiss Spirit Alias Hotel, is excited at the AFCON package put together for football fans.
“We are creating with the Graphic Sports and Accra Brewery Limited, an amazing experience to enjoy the AFCON.
“We are calling it a viewing party because patrons will have the opportunity of watching a lively discussion by a panel of experts while enjoying the best meals and choice drinks at discounted prices and also win prizes. It will be a great atmosphere for the next four weeks,” he told the Daily Graphic.