CAF Drops Morocco As Hosts, Disqualifies Team From Tournament

15:33 - 11 November 2014

After a meeting with Executive Committee members on Tuesday, CAF confirmed that Morocco will not host next year's nations Cup whilst also stating that the country has been disqualified from the tournament

Following a letter from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation that the Nations Cup be postponed or it will not host the tournament next year, CAF has responded in confirmation that AFCON 2015 will not hold in the North African nation.

In an official statement after a meeting with the Executive Committee members, CAF said that it has

Adding that the letter clearly indicated

CAF further stated that

With Morocco’s withdrawal as hosts and other countries approached to host the tournament refusing the offer, CAF insists that this weekend’s qualifying matches will still go on without hitches while confirming that the country has been axed due to its failure to host the tournament