The Confederation of African Football confirms that
the country will not host the competition over ebola
fears and has thus been disqualified from the 2015
tournament
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has
confirmed that Morocco will not host the 2015 Africa
Cup of Nations and that they have now been
disqualified from the competition.
Speculation had been growing over the past few
months over the likelihood of Morocco pulling out of
hosting the tournament due to the outbreak of ebola
in west Africa.
Morocco had requested that Afcon 2015 be
postponed or cancelled altogether over fears of the
spread of the disease, but Caf have dismissed the
possibility, and so the nation has pulled out.
Caf has confirmed the news and revealed that, as a
result of Morocco's unwillingness to host the
tournament, they have now been disqualified from
playing in it.
"The executive committee of the Confederation of
African Football has taken note of the response of
the minister of youth and sports of the Kingdom of
Morocco in a letter dated November 8, 2014,
requesting the postponement of the Africa Cup of
Nations in 2015," read a statement on Caf's official
website.
"This response clearly indicates that the Royal
Moroccan Football Federation reiterated its refusal
to hold the competition on the dates indicated
(January 17-February 8, 2015). Therefore, having
firmly and unanimously notified on November 3 its
decision to keep the competition on the dates
indicated, the executive committee confirmed that
the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 will not take place in
Morocco.
"The executive committee took note of receipt by
November 10, 2014, of some applications of national
associations confirming their desire to host the
2015 competition on the dates agreed. These
applications are currently under review and the
executive committee will finalise the selection of the
successful national association shortly and confirm
the place and date of the draw of the final
tournament at the same time.
"Following the refusal of the Moroccan party, the
Executive Committee has decided that the national
team of Morocco is automatically disqualified and
will not take part in the 30th edition of the Africa Cup
of Nations in 2015."


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There was a rumour that our NFF have told CAF that we can host 2015 nation's cup. I think the people in the glass house should be reminded that the price of oil is going down in the market and it will be waste of scarce resources to host the tournament.