CAF removes CAN 2019 from Cameroon

Haspress of Lace

Friday, November 30

The Confederation of African Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided Friday to withdraw from Cameroon the organization of the Cup of Nations of Africa 2019 because of its "lack of responsiveness to the book the country".

The decision was expected by several observers at the meeting of the executive committee of the African Football Confederation, on the sidelines of the Africa Women's Nations Cup, where a report on the last two visits to Cameroon during the meeting .

Despite the badurances of the Cameroonian sports officials about the African country's willingness to organize this African sports forum, "the Confederation recorded a" significant delay "in the level of infrastructure in the preparations for the World Cup. Cameroon.

The African Football Confederation (CAF) has announced the opening of a new bid for a host country for the very first summer edition with the participation of 24 teams.

With the announcement of Cameroon's exclusion from the Continental Cup, attention is directed to Morocco as "the country most likely to host this African wedding to be held next June. , but the Moroccan case will come into fierce competition "with South Africa and a number of countries having expressed their intention to organize this ceremony. African protest ".

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 Football Confederation recorded at a meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh on September 29 that there was a "significant delay" in the level of infrastructure needed to accommodate the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

However, the head of the continental union, Ahmed Ahmed, announced in early October during a visit to Cameroon that the African Union "does not have an alternative plan", adding: "We have therefore not considered withdraw the African Nations Cup of Cameroon ".

In Sharm el-Sheikh, the president of the Cameroonian ruling body, Haby Diodon, confirmed that "Cameroon will be ready" to organize the finals.

Cameroon is currently experiencing a tense security environment, with repeated attacks by Boko Haram jihadists in the north of the country and a conflict between the army and the separatists in the country's two English-speaking regions.