Football
CAF Strips Cameroon 2019 AFCON Hosting Right
With barely six months to the commencement of the 2019 African Cup of Nations finals, Confederation of African Football (CAF) relieved Cameroon of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations hosting rights,National Daily learnt.
The huge call was taken today during the body’s Executive Committee Extraordinary meeting in Accra – Ghana
Cameroon was awarded the rights in September 2014 under unclear circumstances under the then CAF boss Issa Hayatou, a native of the Central African nation.
At the time of the award, the flagship football tournament in Africa had not expanded from 16 to 24 teams
Cameroon was therefore called upon to adjust to the new changes midair.
According to reports from Accra, the country will not be ready in time to host the 32nd edition of the tournament with construction/renovation work on the six stadiums that were earmarked for the games running late.
CAF will now open a fresh bid for a new host with Morocco and Egypt touted as the likely candidates to bag the rights.
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