Paris - Morocco will be barred from the next two
Africa Cup of Nations as punishment for
refusing to host the 2015 edition in January-
February, Confederation of African Football
president Issa Hayatou has said on Saturday. "We are going to stick to the rules, that means
elimination from the next two Nations Cups,"
Hayatou told France's L'Equipe sports daily. "On top of that there will be the financial and
moral damages to calculate." Morocco are facing a $20 million fine for
refusing to host the 2015 Cup in its scheduled 17
January - 8 February 8 slot over fears of the
spread of the deadly Ebola epidemic to the
popular tourist destination, Morocco's Le Matin
newspaper suggested this week. The north African state had called for the Cup to
be postponed, but organisers CAF rejected their
request, stripping them of their position as hosts
and barring them from playing in the continental
showcase. Oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, which co-hosted the
2012 edition with Gabon, were named as Morocco's
replacement as hosts for the troubled 2015
tournament on Friday. Aside from the former Spanish colony in west
Africa who now qualify automatically, three
countries are assured of their place in the troubled
2015 Cup - Tunisia, Algeria and Cape Verde
Islands. There are 12 qualifiers scheduled for Saturday
with defending champions Nigeria needing a
victory in Congo Brazzaville to have a realistic
chance of qualifying.

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good move by CAF

Na to go dey prepare for world cup 2018 bi that. When Nigeria withdrew from south Africa 96, CAF follow them another ban, they were banned from 98 nations cup.