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The executive committee is meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, on the sidelines of the African Women 's Africa Cup tournament, said a Cairo – based agency official at the conference. AFP.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will discuss Friday in Accra the organization of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in response to information that the preparations of the organizing country, Cameroon, were in difficulty.
The executive committee is meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, on the sidelines of the African Women 's Africa Cup tournament, said a Cairo – based agency official at the conference. AFP.
A report on the last two inspection visits in Cameroon, Central African country, will be presented at the meeting.
CAF inspectors recently visited the country, which hosted the tournament for the last time in 1972, to check security, infrastructure, stadiums and accommodation.
After the meeting of the executive committee, it is planned to decide whether Cameroon should remain the host of the centerpiece of African football, from June 15 to July 13.
If Cameroon is rejected, CAF will have to launch a new bid process to nominate another host country for the biennial tournament held for the first time in Sudan 61 years ago.
Morocco, which lost to a United States / Mexico / Canada bid to host the 2026 World Cup, has been regularly reported as a possible replacement for Cameroon.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee in September in Sharm el-Sheikh, CAF noted "a significant delay in the completion of infrastructure" necessary for the holding of the Nations Cup in Cameroon.
No plan B
However, CAF President Ahmad Ahmad said the following month, during a visit to Cameroon, that his organization "had no plan B."
"The CAF has never considered withdrawing from the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon … it depends on Cameroon," he said after talks with the head of the African Union. State, Paul Biya.
In Sharm el-Sheikh, the president of the Cameroon Football Federation, Happi Dieudonné, assured the leaders that "Cameroon would be ready" to organize the Nations Cup.
Cameroon is experiencing a tense security situation with persistent attacks by Boko Haram jihadists in the north and a conflict between the army and the separatists in the two English-speaking regions.
The 2019 Nations Cup will be the first to gather 24 teams, compared to 16 at the 2017 edition in Gabon.
It will also be the first Nations Cup played in June and July after CAF's last president, Issa Hayatou, refused to deviate from the traditional January / February calendar.
The send-off in January forced many Africans with clubs in the leading European leagues to leave mid-season for six weeks.
Cameroon, as host, and 12 other countries, including Egypt, seven-time world champion, have qualified for the 2019 tournament.
The remaining 11 places will be decided during the final qualifications in March.
AFP
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