Morocco
has lost the right to host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed.
The
CAF met in Cairo on Tuesday in a bid to find a solution to their African
Nations Cup problem.
They
recently rejected host Morocco’s request for it to be postponed and today
stripped the country of its hosting rights.
Additionally,
the CAF have expelled Morocco from the tournament – which they had qualified
for, as hosts.
The
north African country wanted the competition to be postponed over fears of
a possible spread of the Ebola virus.
Nevertheless,
the CAF are still pressing ahead with its plan to host the competition on the
scheduled dates of January 17-February 8.
They
declared today that they have received several offers from countries to step in
as hosts.
Both
Egypt and South Africa have publicly declared that they are unwilling
to host the 2015 tournament, while Ghana also turned down the opportunity to
host the event on Monday.
“The
representation we have received from people in the health sector [means] it
doesn’t look [like] Ghana is in a position to accepting hosting the tournament
and we have conveyed this message to CAF,” said sports minister Mahama Ayariga.
The
CAF face a serious financial blow if the tournament is cancelled
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