The fear of Ebola Virus Disease has led Morocco to withdrawn its rights to host the African Cup of Nations next year due to fears of the Ebola virus, which has ravaged some West African nations over the last few months. Moroccan government had given the Confederation of African Football three scenarios to either let the country host the 2017 tournament, to postpone AFCON 2015 to 2016 or they pull out completely and take any consequence from CAF.
However, the continent football governing body failed to respond, prompting the government’s decision to pull out to avoid the risk of Ebola spread to the North African country, supersport.com reports.
A close source at the Ministry of Sports told superspot.com: “Since CAF rejected all our requests and suggestions then we are forced to withdraw from hosting AFCON 2015 with immediate effect to preserve the safety of our citizens and for that we are prepared to accept any decision that comes with our actions.”
The withdrawal of Morocco has put South Africa in the focus as next hosts after SAFA President Danny Jordan met with CAF President Issa Hayatou to discuss the matter.
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