Egypt wins the honor of hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

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GABRIEL BOUYS

Egypt wins the honor of hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

The CAF Africa Cup of Nations (CAF) announced that the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations would be sent to Egypt in the weeks following its decision to withdraw from Cameroon.

The Executive Board of the African Union met today in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, and it was agreed at the meeting to entrust the organization to Egypt. , preferring to keep his record on the record of South Africa, who had also asked to host the tournament.

The Egyptian dossier won 16 votes to one for South Africa, with one abstention.

The CAF withdrew at the end of November from Cameroon to host the tournament scheduled for July 15 and 13, due to delays in the completion of stadium infrastructure and facilities, as well as concerns about to the security situation.

Following the reopening of the bid, Egypt and South Africa submitted two nominations, which were to be submitted to one of them following the Continental Union Executive Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday. in Dakar, the Senegalese capital. Today & # 39; hui).

This is the fifth time Egypt has hosted the continental championship after the 1959, 1974, 1986 and 2006 editions, while South Africa failed to host the continent's largest football event for the first time. third time after the 1996 and 2013 championships.

Source: CAF