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The Egyptian announcement follows the withdrawal of the tournament from Cameroon, she said "Reuters".
The mainland union of Cameroon has been denied the right to host the tournament due to delays in preparations and for security reasons.
The union confirmed the unanimous decision at the end of an executive committee meeting in Accra at the end of last month.
The Egyptian federation did not request the organization last month after being informed that Morocco would apply to this organization.
Quotes "Reuters" A spokesman for the council Egyptian Football FederationAhmed Mujahid said: "We applied for KAF through the intermediary of Hani Abu Reda (President of the Federation) to organize the tournament after making sure Morocco did not progress."
He added: "The Minister of Youth and Sports announced Friday that the government is committed to organize it until its final approval by CAF."
Mujahid pointed out that today a first request was made because of the deadline for application to the organization on Friday morning.
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The Egyptian announcement comes after the withdrawal of the Cameroon tournament organization, according to "Reuters".
The mainland union of Cameroon has been denied the right to host the tournament due to delays in preparations and for security reasons.
The union confirmed the unanimous decision at the end of an executive committee meeting in Accra at the end of last month.
The Egyptian federation did not request the organization last month after being informed that Morocco would apply to this organization.
"We asked KAF through the intermediary of Hani Abu Reda (president of the federation) to organize the tournament after making sure that Morocco does not progress," said the spokesman of the Federation. Egyptian Football (FFF), quoted by the Reuters agency.
He added: "The Minister of Youth and Sports will commit Friday to adopt the organization, during the final of the CAF".
Mujahid pointed out that today a first request was made because of the deadline for application to the organization on Friday morning.
The last time Egypt hosted the tournament was in 2006, its final victory against Ivory Coast was at its culminating point.
