Morocco have failed to meet the deadline to confirm it will host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in January. The North Africans had requested a postponement because of fears over the Ebola outbreak. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) refused the request and set a deadline of 8 November for Morocco to confirm they would host the tournament. The deadline was also given to any countries who may want to step in as replacement hosts. A statement from Moroccos sports ministry said: The decision is dictated by health reasons because of the serious threat of Ebola and the risk of its spreading. A judgement on the future of the 2015 tournament is set to be made on 11 November when Caf has an executive committee meeting in Cairo. Morocco, which last staged the finals in 1988 and which will host Fifas Club World Cup next month, had asked for the 16-team tournament to take place in either June 2015 or January 2016. However, Cafs executive committee unanimously agreed to maintain the dates of next years competition - which is scheduled to run between 17 January and 8 February.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:44:30 +0000
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