SEARCH FOR 2015 AFRICAN NATIONS CUP HOST CONTINUES

Angola announced on Wednesday they were not interested in replacing Morocco as 2015 Africa Cup of Nations host.

With Angola out of the picture the countries thought to still be in contention for taking over are multiple African champions Egypt, Gabon, which co-hosted the 2012 edition with Equatorial Guinea, and reigning champions Nigeria to put on the continental showcase.

Morocco were stripped of the right to host it after insisting on a postponement, citing as their reason the deadly Ebola epidemic.

CAF president, Issa Hayatou, told France24: “To postpone the Africa Cup of Nations would be like stopping African football dead.”

Once you postpone this event, it will open the door for everybody to ask for a delay of any competition and we will no longer be credible,” added the 68-year-old Cameroonian who has been in office since 1988.

Confederation of African Football are due to announce the next hosts “in two or three days” Hayatou said.

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