Ghanaian match agent Justin Addo to organise friendlies for Zimbabwe ahead of AFCON

United Kingdom-based Ghanaian football agent Justin Addo has handed an opportunity to Zimbabwe senior football team to fine-tune their preparations for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in the event they qualify for the continent’s premier football tournament.

Addo, a Fifa and Uefa-accredited match agent, has already written to Zifa through the association’s UK representative Marshall Gore to request for a one-week training camp in London, which would culminate in the clash against the Black Stars in the British capital.

The letter, seen by NewsDay Sport, shows that Addo’s company, Proball International, will foot the bills for the two teams, including allowances.

“Further to our discussions, I would like to confirm that we would like to invite the Zimbabwe national team to a pre-Afcon training camp here in the UK at the end of May. The duration will be for seven days and will include one international friendly match against Ghana,” the letter read.
“We will bear the cost of air tickets and hotel accommodation (full board), as well as ground transport and training facilities for a delegation of 25 people. If Zimbabwe does not qualify for Afcon, then we will invite them for a friendly match, same delegation number for two nights plus air tickets as well as a fee of $50 000.

“Obviously, if both Ghana and Zimbabwe are drawn in the same, then these plans cannot go ahead. I will be grateful if you could confirm with Zifa and respond on headed paper whether they would like to take up these two options.”

The letter was written on November 27, and Zifa had been given until December 4 to respond.