The African Union withdraws the Africa Cup of Cameroon

The African Football Confederation (CAF) withdrew Friday November 30th the organization of the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 in Cameroon and opened the applications to countries wishing to host the largest football event of the continent in the margins of the CAF meeting in Accra, Ghana.

The report, presented by the commission, in charge of an inspection visit to Cameroon to inspect infrastructure, including stadiums and hotels, expressed its dissatisfaction with the progress of work in several stadiums, especially the "new Arab sources" who attended the meeting of the office of the Confederation of African Football. The next summer version of Alcan will see the participation of 24 teams for the first time in the history of the African Cup of Nations instead of 16.

The committee badessing Cameroon's preparations submitted a report on its visit to the country. CAF President Ahmed Ahmed and his Moroccan deputy, Fawzi Lkagaa, intervened to listen to the head of the Swiss Studies Office, who oversaw the progress of the work. The imbalances during the works, which led the Executive Bureau to convene an urgent meeting, led to the withdrawal of the honor of the organization of Cameroon and gave way to African countries wishing to host the continental tournament. beginning Saturday.

Cameroon is the first country to qualify for South Africa and Morocco, the latter being the first candidate to host the Africa Cup, after Morocco managed to host the final phase of the tournament. 2018 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as all stages, with some minor repairs.

The official announcement of the organization of the Africa Cup of Nations by the country was set by the African Football Confederation a month later. According to sources from the Moroccan Football Federation, Morocco has prepared an integrated file to submit to officials of the African Confederation to win the honor of the organization.