The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament will be staged in
Egypt between June and July, this was confirmed by Caf on
Tuesday.
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) on Tuesday announced
Egypt as the new hosts for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
tournament.
Egypt submitted their bid alongside South Africa to host the
finals after the rights were taken away from Cameroon late last
year.
According to Caf, Cameroon was not ready to host a successful
and expanded 24-team tournament.
Caf was expected to make an official announcement on Wednesday,
but this was brought forward to Tuesday.
While South African football fans were divided as to whether or
not the country should bid for the tournament, the South African
Football Association (Safa) never got the backing from the
government which reportedly made it difficult for Caf to accept
their bid.
More to follow…
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