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CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian Football Federation on Tuesday rejected the idea of running for the 2019 Nations Cup after being pulled out of Cameroon for lack of preparation.
The spokesman of the Egyptian Union on the site "Facebook" said that his spokesman, Ahmed Mujahid, had denied any intention to submit his candidacy for the organization of the African Championship of Nations after the withdrawal of the Cameroon organization, stressing that Egypt would not compete with any Arab country, especially as President Abdel Fattah Sisi The President of this session of the African Union and Egypt will support all Arab countries requesting the organization. "
The African Union (AU) reopened last Friday the organization's 24-member tournament, announcing the withdrawal of its organization from Cameroon seven months ahead of schedule due to delays in the Completion of infrastructure works and stadium facilities, so leave it.
Although no country has officially announced its intention to stand for election, press reports have hinted that competition for the host, if it was withdrawing from Cameroon, would pit Morocco against South Africa.
According to reports to the press on Tuesday that Egypt plans to organize a partnership with Morocco, the Continental Union is expected to announce the identity of its host before the end of this year.
Last February, Morocco hosted the Africa Cup of Nations ("CHAN 2018"). In June, the kingdom failed for the fifth time in its bid to host the World Cup after the finals of 2026, but the vote of the General Assembly of the International Federation (FIFA) pleaded for a joint case between the States United States, Canada and Mexico.
Morocco had hosted the Africa Cup of Nations once in 1988 and was scheduled to host the 2015 edition before apologizing for fear of the Ebola outbreak. And all this year's organization in Equatorial Guinea.
South Africa is one of the most developed countries on the continent in terms of organizing major football tournaments, especially as it has become the only country on the continent to host the World Cup in 2010 and to host the Africa Nations Cup in 1996 instead of Kenya. Due to financial difficulties) and 2013 (instead of Libya).
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