IN GHANA

UGANDA'S Fifa referee Mohammed Ssegonga will make his MTN Africa Cup Nations Ghana 2008 debut in a Group A match between Guinea and Namibia today.
The match will be played in Essipon Stadium in Sekondi, 230km West of Accra is set to kickoff at 5 p.m. local time (8 p.m. Uganda time).

Ssegonga, 38, a Fifa referee since 2002, had previously acted as a fourth official in the Group B match between Mali and Benin in Sekondi and Group A match Guinea against Morocco in Accra.

The Ugandan will be assisted by Djezzar Brahim ( Algeria ) and Abdel Nasser ( Egypt ) with Divine Evehe ( Cameroon ) as the fourth official.

Guinea's captain Pascal Feindouno will miss today's match after Caf handed him a two game ban for his red card against Morocco last Thursday

How Eto’o set record
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o equaled Laurent Pokou of Cote d’ Ivoire ’s 38- year record of 14 goals in the MTN Africa Cup of Nations.

Eto’o made his Nations Cup debut at 19 in the 2000 tournament jointly hosted by Ghana and Nigeria scoring four goals.

His goals helped the Indomitable Lions to win the cup and two years (2002) later, despite his one goal in the tournament the Lions retained the Cup beating Senegal 3-2 on penalties after a goalless draw..

In 2004, he was overshadowed by Patrick Mboma’s four goals, netting only one in quarter finals against Nigeria which the Lions lost 2-1.

He bounced back in 2006 edition in Egypt scoring five times in group stage including a hat-trick against Angola.