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CAIRO (Reuters) – The African Football Confederation (CAF) today announced its intention to determine whether Cameroon will host the 2019 African Nations Cup in Accra after many months of discussions on preparations for the continental competition. .
The AU Executive Committee will meet Friday in the Ghanaian capital on the sidelines of the African Nations Cup, said an AU official.
He added that a report on the last two visits to Cameroon will be presented at the meeting.
AU inspectors have recently visited the security inspection, infrastructure, stadiums and accommodations. After the meeting, the officials will decide whether or not to organize the tournament in Cameroon without specifying exactly when the decision will be announced, said the official.
If Cameroon is excluded, the African Union will have to open a new bid for a host country for the very first summer edition with the participation of 24 teams.
The media has regularly reported that Morocco, which failed in its bid to organize the 2026 World Cup against the Mexican-Mexican tripartite group, could replace Cameroon.
The Executive Committee of the African Union, at its September 29 meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, found a "significant delay" in the level of infrastructure needed to host the Africa Cup. Nations in Cameroon.
"We have no alternative plan," he said. "We had not even thought about withdrawing the African Cup of Nations from Cameroon."
In Sharm el-Sheikh, the president of the committee in charge of the administration of the Cameroonian federation, Haby Diodone, confirmed that "Cameroon will be ready" to organize the finals. (AFP)
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