Reports indicate that Cameroon have been stripped off the rights to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).
The hosting of the
Afcon was part of the agenda in the Confederation of African Football
(Caf) Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting held in Accra, Ghana on
November 30.
Two reports that
were central to the final decision regarding Cameroon were to be tabled
namely; report of inspection visits of the security committee from
October 27 to November 1 as well as a report of the inspection visit
from November 11-15.
In October, Caf
President Ahmad Ahmad visited Yaounde for a meeting with Cameroon
President Paul Biya just days after Caf deferred the final decision on
the hosting of next year's Afcon.
At that time, a
report by the last inspection team to Cameroon revealed “a significant
delay as far as the delivery of infrastructure is concerned.”
Cameroon's hosting
of African football's showpiece event has been in jeopardy for months
since the decision to increase the tournament from 16 to 24 teams.
Caf will now give a one month window where countries interested in hosting the tournament will submit their official bids.
Morocco, who
unsuccessfully bid for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, are likely to replace
Cameroon as hosts. South Africa, hosts of the 2010 World Cup, could also
be considered.
This will be the second time in recent times that Caf has stripped a
country of hosting rights of a continental tourney. Kenya was declared
unfit to host the Africa Nations Championships (Chan) in January this
year. Morocco replaced Kenya as hosts.
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