SA not available as alternative host for African Nations Championship
SA is not considering offering itself as an alternative host for the African Nations Championship (Chan) after Kenya was stripped of the rights last weekend‚ South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan said on Wednesday.The Chan-2018 finals are now in limbo after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) decided Kenya was not capable of hosting the 16-team event. The decision was made by the Caf executive committee‚ which includes Jordaan‚ in Ghana at the weekend after an inspection team visited Nairobi.Caf said there had been too many delays in putting together the 16-team tournament and opened bidding for a new host. Bids must be in by Sunday October 1, but will not include SA‚ which hosted the Chan-2014 tournament and, because of its ready infrastructure, is a country often turned to in moments of crisis and has served as an emergency host for Caf events."The problem for us is the release of players‚" said Jordaan‚ referring to the unwillingness of the Pr...
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