CAF has banned Morocco from next year’s Africa Cup and the continental soccer governing body has announced that it will announce a new host for the continent’s premier championship which goes ahead as scheduled from 17 January to 8th February.
According to a statement released by CAF in Cairo, the Organising Committee of the Africa Cup of Nations will mete out further punishment on the Moroccans who cited Ebola as the reason to postpone it.
“At its meeting on 11th November 2014 in Cairo, the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taken note of the response of the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Morocco in a letter dated 8 November 2014 requesting the postponement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in 2015,” the CAF statement read adding: ” 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 3 November its decision to keep the competition on the dates indicated, the Executive Committee confirmed that the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2015 will not take place in Morocco.”
“Accordingly, and following the refusal of the Moroccan party, the Executive Committee decides that the national team of Morocco is automatically disqualified and will not take part in the 30th edition of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in 2015,” CAF said.
The statement further confirmed the continuation of qualifiers match-days 5 & 6, which will be held during the month (14/15 November and 19 November), paving the way for the qualification of the 15 teams that will be joining the team of the host country.
Issa hayatou is a corrupt leader why did he award guinea and ivory coast ebola regions the rights to host afcon. he is too selfish. ebola was supposed to be considered when awarding those rights. all caf care about is money. nobody wants to host those ebola afcon i doubt anyone will take the rights to host this ebola afcon. If ebola hit the united states then it certainly can hit any africa country. Let his home country cameroon hist afcon 2015. he is so much interested in money he cant listen to reason.
John. Let’s not be biased. Those decisions were made before the ebola outbreak. I do agree that they need to revisit the idea of AFCON in Guinea or maybe even Ivorycoast, though to be fair. Ivorycoast was deemed ebola free by WHO.
I have been following your comments for some time now. You don’t sound to take Ebola serious. You think Ebola is just a disease like Malaria. Ebola temunobe. @John is right and I agree with his comment.
Iwe. Did you read what I said? The ebola outbreak occurred after the decision was made for Guinea to host AFCON. Who said ebola is not a serious disease. Mule belenga
CAF Please give Ghana to host. such a powerfull(??) and dreaded team(??????) needs to win a modern afcon with 16 teams taking part.
Ghana have refused
afcon 2015 should go to cameroon
i suspect caf will hand this cup to nigeria. that will mean afcon will be in west africa for 10 years. a big shameless organisation
john at his usual ranting again
If zambia is to host an AFCON this is it. They’re struggling to qualify; CAF let them in as host then they’ll fall out in the group stage just like last time around in ZA.
Nice call.. Let Cameroon host it lol.. But again the only thing visible here is to ban travelling fans to watch the tournament & screen players, if not then Hayatou’s home (Cameroon) should host it… Ebola aint something to joke with, it aint jokes.. Ebola is hard!!! Ask Obama about it.. I doubt any nation, no matter how desperate they’re to host it can take such a fatal risk.. Ban travelling fans, that can work
Just heard it on BBC Africa report that Angola is one of the 3 countries vying to host the tournament after Moroccos’s genuine call off .
Angola are our neighbors so we need to be vigilant ,hope CAF gives it to somebody else up there rather than bring it down south.
But why? What’s wrong with Angola. You guys are worse than Americans who are calling for flights from Africa to cease. They are people flying to the US from Zambia and being suspected of carrying ebola. I think those people are ignorant, but my fellow Zambians are even worse. You guys have done nothing but complain, while the rest of the world carries the load on ebola. Your paranoia is disgraceful, you make it sound like you can catch ebola from a handshake. Shame on you. Meanwhile the rest of the world is trying to fight the disease and educate eachother.
@positive thinking: May you be struck with Ebola and you will realise how deadly this disease is. You try to make light of the Ebola disease. Shame on you yourself. What do you want Zambia to do on the Ebola situation? Is there Ebola in Zambia? The government have announced that they have put measures in place. What more do you want?
CAF is totally unreasonable on this one and such a decision can only come from a clique that feed from football and not feeding football. Hayatou is completely useless because he does not seem to realize there is life beyond football and not the other way round.
on point ROK
There is a high probability that the 2015 afcon could go to Angola has they have shown an interest to host the 2015 afcon. On the same note,why Morocco what to host club world cup tournament. They should be suspendered for 4years
I support the decision Morocco made coz people’s live are more important than the taurnament..
the angolans want to bring ebola to southern africa no we dont want that.
Do you know where ebola originated from?if not,then fact go tell u its frm uor next door neighbor.
let cameroon host
When was the last time Holland won a cup? but still we say is a great compared to Greece. Ghana is Holland and your average team is Greece. Hahahahaa.
kwabena piso these zambians are concert people
i guies thy don know a great footballing nation is based on it great football rich history and the past by in the game shallow minded people.that what we call gaint in football.u guys hav no any rich foot ball history to boost about so u guys should let sleeping dogs lie
If u guys are so gr8 then go and boast on GSN, why come here……as far as we Zambians are concerned the only gr8 footballing nation on this site is the mighty CHIPOLOPOLO…….who humbled the so called power house back to back….kikikikikiki those two victories are the sweetest ever, some of u will die wondering what happened…..
y wudnt u relish in beating a superpower back to back as the sweetest ever,imagine how somalia/Djibouti feel like beating cameroun back to back,all for the beauty of the game,just to force some grin on minnows face like say, WE HAVE ALSO ARRIVED.
On the reverse,wat is the motivation for Ghana beating somalia/zambia?none but normal which we dont give a dime!!
u guys are just past bys in the game u are ther just to add up to the numbers
@ kwabena piso….hahaha, compare the head to head stats between Holand n Greece ,then do the same between Zambia n Ghana .
CAF is now in hot soup after dubiously changing afcon tornaments from even years to old ones. Morocco would have hosted it in 2016.
Should CAF dares to bring ebola in our neighbouring Angola, i bet Savimbi’s rebels are still operating and they wont allow any west african ebola team to enter Angola. They will fire live bullets and missles to any plane in the air or buses passing through Cabinda. Ask Adebayo what happened in 2010 afcon.
That crap is uncalled for. People died and to look at it we it such a callous attitude is simply ridiculous. How would you feel if someone made a similar comment on the Gabon disaster.
If Togo qualifies and Angola given the rights to host, togo will pull out.
Angola should not accept to host this nosence ebola afcon. .If backward country like ????? can join Morocco also to reject hosting 2015 afcon, what about Angola? Lives are more important than tornaments.
hahahahha what ever u surely know zambia is on the verg of not qualifying so u don whant afcon to be staged.hahahahah funy dude.
don has i said u guys are just past bys in the game. u are just there to add up to the numbers.just like th likes of congo,sudane,mozambique,lesotho,ethiopia thats ur mates in football.rock shoulders with these teams.
ohh now comparing yourselfs to Holland. first it was Brazil of Africa. winners of black and white afcon which was a four a side tourney.
why shuoldnt we compare our selves to holand dude because we have all that it take can u tel me sam about ur team shallow thinker
paradox has i said wer was zambia then or u guys wer som were in space.what prevented ur country from particpating that time .i need an answer.
keep on showing ur hatred on th great country ghana i understand u.music (nil),economic wis (nil),soccer (nil),boxing(nil)do u know the greatest african boxer comes from ghana yes,music wise (nile),great scholers (nil),porpularity around the world (nil) .ther ar shortage of talent i ur country .hahahahaha my oo my
You have been here long enough to know that zambia is a nation of delutional people. everyone knows apart from zambians that the likes of lesotho,malawi,chad are mates with zambia when it comes to football.
Don, these head to head stuff doesn’t count a lot oo. Senegal defeated France in 2002 so senegal is great than France, please if you are learning football, learn it well. Apart from Zambian s, no other african will say Zambia is in the same class as Ghana.
@piso @minows You have been here long enough to know that zambia is a nation of delutional people. everyone knows apart from zambians that the likes of lesotho,malawi,chad are mates with zambia when it comes to football.
@ minnows …adding up numbers like getting a mediocre 1 pt out of a possible 9pts????
Yes adding up by drawing lesotho in a crucial world cup qualifier after receiving free boardroom points, yes adding up by drawing 10 men ethiopia, yes adding numbers like failing to beat mozambique at home, yes adding up numbers by failing to qualify for a wc even though you one of the oldest independant states in africa.
kwabina piso let giv them th benefit of th dout that how (minnows) or developing countries growing in foot ball analys th game foot ball.
alex z thy mak me laugh , i com here to release strees
You will see the way we’re going to annihilate Uganda in their background. We have paid Kweku Bonsam his dues and he is now happy.
Zambia temporarily retired your players from international football , then Mali stopped you in your tracks just when your ego was getting swollen and Burkina Faso re assured you that their 10 men can brush you aside with ease. I was there for that match that you were appealing for the South African fans to be on your side but to your surprise Burkina Faso stole the hearts of the fans.Before that match Lady Luck was on your side so many dubious penalties twere awarded to You and that’s the way you drew with Congo and scrapped thru a Cape Verdi team that cried foul to your dubious penalties.
I doubt it if you’ll be able to defeat Uganda with your new Israeli coach…we wait to see.
wats so great abt Ghana. juju experts and under 17 & 20 cheats. eventually yo former coach exposed yo heavy use of juju. is that wat made u great?, caf disqualified yo under 17 for age cheating. there us nothing great abt yo team juju lovers.
Why has this become a Ghana vs Zambia forum again? Learn to just ignore some things. Let’s talk about football and our only worry should be Mozambique. CAF has pretty much decided that this tournament will happen, though I understand Morocco and their concern as should be the concern of any other country. People are failing to see though, that Morocco has a big immigration issue. Specifically from west African nations like Guinea and Burkina Faso. A lot of people cross through Morocco on their way to crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. With Morocco hosting AFCON, it would present more opportunities for people from these countries to take advantage. It would also be a health issue because of ebola. Another host such as Angola does not face the same logistical impact. They do not have porous borders like Morocco where people can cross through the Sahara. It is risky for Angola, but more doable.
CAF needs to seriously think about this issue. Is football worth dying for? Delaying the tournament for a few months wouldn’t hurt would it?
Alex zz, minnows, me da moase! Positive thinking thanx, at times certain records must be set straight.
21st centuary afcon winners;
2000 CAMEROUN
2002 CAMEROUN
2004 TUNISIA
2006 EGYPT
2008 EGYPT
2010 EGYPT
2012 ZAMBIA
2013 NIGERIA
TOTAL NUMBER OF AFCON TORNEYS; 8
SO WHO ARE THERE JUST TO MAKE UP NUMBERS?
ANSWER; LESOTHO, SUDAN, GHANA, CHAD, DJIBUTI, ERETREA, ETC. ALL ARE IN THE SAME CATEGORY.
mumbi. thanks for setting the records straight. we r no longer in the 19th century
positive thinking you are th most realistic guy on his forum respect.you say it has it is
Small boy @the minnows, hope @mumbi has set the record straight for u……….dont bring ancient debates about 4 team tournaments in the 20th century.kikikikikiki……this is the 21st century man…..grow up.
People will not notice the difference
Then cauncle it
Hmmmm to Zambians football started in 2012
yes it started in 2012……and we like it that way. not some ancient 4 team tournament 32 years ago that my grand pa cant even remember……….Ghanian pls stop living in the past this is the 21st century.
In addition to what Positive Thinking has said, tourism is extremely important for the Moroccan economy. Europeans, Americans and Chinese visit the kingdom in large numbers and it’d take just one suspected case of Ebola to trigger millions of cancellations.
@Kampinda. Eh sense iyi. Mwalasa boyi.
I have to set the record straight. Ebola Should Be A Concern For This tournament. Any host country will be accepting a tremendous risk, and will have to prepare for the worst case scenario. Do I think football is worth it; NO. This tournament shouldn’t happen.
But, I am against the ignorance that has become common place on this site regarding ebola. You all have been singling out even Ivorycoast as ebola threats when there I’d no ebola in Ivorycoast. Also this idea that CAF knowingly awarded AFCON to Guinea despite ebola; the hosting rights were announced prior to the ebola outbreak. Ebola I’d being treated like a west African problem by you guys. This is an African problem. We need to view it as such, aren’t we all the same people. Instead all I hear is keep ebola there kwati tebantu
Ghanaians shul leav these zambians alone, the fact is, they zambians started football late. they were not in existence during the days of pele, maradona and the time where soccer was very entertaining. they just woke up and starts comparing themselves to the big boys who started it all from ancient time up to this level. that is as a results of waking up late, dont blame them, they are late comers. The fact is ghana have won a lot of glories in africa and the world. 2009 U20 world champions. no african country has ever done it before.
It has now spread it’s wings into Mali….2 confirmed deaths.
Thanks Mumbi for seting the record straight!!
Good runnings, Angola are no longer interested in hosting the AFCON….viva Palacios!
Hahaha 2009 under 25s parading as 19 year olds….get out of here!
GHANA is a powerhouse of African football
@Casti. I dont think you should read too much into those Ghanaian and Nigerian U20 performances…We all know a lot of cheating goes on at that level. I also dont agree with your point on Zambia being a football late comer….what about RSA which has played in 4 WC in only 2 decades of international football? Even DRC which only began playing international football in the mid-60’s went to the WC before Ethiopia, Ghana..who have been around since the 50’s.
Our problem in Zambia lies mainly in our overdependance on the mines and institutions for sponsorship throughout the 70’s and 80’s…no plan B existed; as a result the darkest period of our soccer history corresponded with the difficult years of our mining industry. We are lagging behind many countries in Africa where clubs are sponsored by the individual donations and ‘soccer entrepreneurs’…Look at Kaiser Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, TPM, Vita Club , Yanga of TZN….
so this vague argument was started by @paradox… why would a Ghanaian even argue with a small football nation like Zambia?? i think zambians are always delighted in comparing themselves to big football nations when actually rejoice over insignificant achievements
It looks like no one wants to host this Afcon after Morocco pulled out. We hear Qatar has been approached after Egypt, Nigeria, Gabon….turned down CAF’s request. I have a feeling Afcon 2015 might not happen! 2 months is too short to find a new host…Only RSA has the capacity to step in a such short notice to rescue CAF but I think they are tired…and might not be keen unless they get a huge incentive such as the presidency of CAF when the criminal Hayatou retires.