Morocco disqualified from 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco has been disqualified from the 2015 African Cup of Nations after
refusing to host the tournament because of Ebola, and a new host
country will be chosen, the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
confirmed on Tuesday
Morocco has been stripped of hosting the African Cup of Nations and banned from the competition after it requested a postponement of the tournament due to fears over the Ebola outbreak.
The Confederation of African Football's (CAF) executive committee took the decision at a meeting in Cairo on Tuesday (11 November) and decided to keep the dates as planned for January and February next year.
CAF will now decide between several other bids from nations keen to host the African Nations Cup finals in Morocco's place.
A CAF statement read: "Having firmly and unanimously notified its decision to keep the competition on the dates indicated, the executive committee confirmed that the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2015 will not take place in Morocco.Accordingly, and following the refusal of the Moroccan party, the executive committee has decided that the national team of Morocco is automatically disqualified and will not take part in the 30th edition of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in 2015."
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Morocco has been stripped of hosting the African Cup of Nations and banned from the competition after it requested a postponement of the tournament due to fears over the Ebola outbreak.
The Confederation of African Football's (CAF) executive committee took the decision at a meeting in Cairo on Tuesday (11 November) and decided to keep the dates as planned for January and February next year.
CAF will now decide between several other bids from nations keen to host the African Nations Cup finals in Morocco's place.
A CAF statement read: "Having firmly and unanimously notified its decision to keep the competition on the dates indicated, the executive committee confirmed that the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2015 will not take place in Morocco.Accordingly, and following the refusal of the Moroccan party, the executive committee has decided that the national team of Morocco is automatically disqualified and will not take part in the 30th edition of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in 2015."
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