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The CAF Executive Committee meets Friday in Accra to decide whether or not the 2019 CAN should be held in Cameroon.
CAF officials will meet Friday in Accra, Ghana's capital, for a meeting of great importance. It will be decided at the end of this meeting if Cameroon is still able to organize the final phase of the CAN next summer. The trend would be to relocate.
The Cameroonians promised that everything will be ready for this event. The first with 24 nations. However, the CAN inspection group was not convinced by the progress of the work during its last visit to the various host cities. And beyond the problem of infrastructure, there is also that of security that arises and that does not reassure the decision makers of African football.
Ahmad Ahmad, president of CAF and successor of the illustrious Issa Hayatou, could opt for an intermediate solution, withdrawing the organization of the competition in Cameroon temporarily. The country of African champions in title would inherit the 2021 edition, which was currently planned in Côte d'Ivoire. With this extension of two years, the delay in the preparation of the event is likely to be filled.
If, as presumed, Cameroon is forced to forget the 2019 edition, several countries could position themselves as candidates. According to several well-informed sources, Morocco is best placed to recover the organization. The Maghreb country was in the race to host the World Cup 2026 and it's been 30 years since he did not organize this continental tournament. Egypt would also be interested to resume the event.
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