[ 2014-11-10 ]

Morocco asks CAF to move Africa Cup of Nations to 2016
Morocco’s ministry of Sports has asked the
confederation of African Football (CAF) to
postpone the 2015 AFCON by one year, by moving it
from 2015 to 2016 due to the fear of the deadly
Ebola Virus Disease.

CAF had on November 3, announced that a
‘unanimous decision’ had been reached to
maintain the January 17 to February 8, 2015 date
as originally scheduled and gave hosts Morocco a
deadline of Saturday November 8 to respond to the
decision, and Morocco’s sports ministry has
responded, asking for the tournament to be moved
to the year 2016.
Morocco’s sports ministry in a statement, said
they are faced with ‘a strictly health linked
case of force majeure’, hence their request to
have the tournament moved ‘from 2015 to
2016’.
Enyeama had earlier said that “I really wish it
doesn’t happen with all the people that will be
moving around. But I’m not CAF, I’m not the
one who calls the shots,” as quoted by the UK
Daily Mail.
The goalkeeper was further quoted as saying
“It’s risky for everyone because you go to
Africa and then everyone is hugging you and
shaking you, and what can you do? You’re at
risk.”
It remains to be seen whether CAF will decide to
go ahead with the tournament in another country,
or whether they will agree to move the tournament
by a year.

Source - Ghanasoccer

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