The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has
stripped Morocco of the right to host next year’s
African Nations Cup, while also disqualifying the
North African nation from participating in the
tournament.
CAF announced this on Tuseday, 11 November,
saying that it has began to examine prospective
replacements and that the competition would
go ahead as planned.
Morocco had recently called for a postponement
of the tournament, over fears of the Ebola
outbreak in West Africa. The country had said the
motive behind its demand was “dictated by health
reasons of the most dangerous kind, linked to the
serious risk of the spread of the deadly Ebola
pandemic.”
A CAF statment said that “other countries had
indicated a willingness to host the tournament
and that it will finalize the selection of the
successful National Association shortly and
confirm the place and date of the draw of the
final tournament at the same time.”
The continent’s football governing body has also
vowed to seek legal redress from Morocco, based
on the contractual agreement with the Royal
Moroccan Football Federation which was signed
in April.
Heavy sanctions may also be meted out on
Moroccan football.
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