The "CAF" is installed in the "2019" organization. Morocco is a possible alternative to Cameroon

HSPRIS – AFP

Thursday, November 29

The Confederation of African Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Friday that it would discuss the issue of the organization of the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 by Cameroon in Accra, after months debate on his preparations for continental competition.

The executive committee will meet Friday in the Ghanaian capital on the sidelines of the Africa Cup of Women's Nations, said a CAF official at AFP, adding that a report on the last two visits in Cameroon will be presented at the meeting.

The African Football Confederation (Confederation of African Football) recently carried out a security inspection and another visit to infrastructure, stadiums and accommodation.

The spokesman added that after the meeting of the officials, it would be decided to maintain or not the tournament in Cameroon, without specifying the exact moment where the decision would be announced.

If Cameroon is excluded, the African Football Confederation (CAF) will have to open a new bid for a host country for the first summer edition with 24 teams.

The media has regularly reported that Morocco, which failed in its bid to organize the 2026 World Cup against the Mexican-Mexican tripartite group, could replace Cameroon.

The Executive Committee of the African Football Confederation recorded at a meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh on September 29 that there was a "significant delay" in the level of infrastructure needed to accommodate the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

However, the head of the continental union, Ahmed Ahmed, announced in early October during a visit to Cameroon that the African Union "does not have an alternative plan", adding: "We have therefore not considered withdraw the African Nations Cup of Cameroon ".

In Sharm el-Sheikh, the president of the Cameroonian ruling body, Haby Diodon, confirmed that "Cameroon will be ready" to organize the finals.

Cameroon is currently experiencing a tense security environment, with repeated attacks by Boko Haram jihadists in the north of the country and a conflict between the army and the separatists in the country's two English-speaking regions.