AfCON ticket prices generate controversy, prices to be reviewed

Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy announced the prices of tickets for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be reviewed after sparking backlash for being too expensive for the average football fan to afford, Ahram Online reports. A host of public figures and athletes took to social media to criticize the tickets originally being priced between EGP 100 and 2,500.