SA has just six months to prepare for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
SA will have only six months to prepare for an event that usually takes years to plan and SA Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan conceded that stepping in as emergency hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will be a race against the clock. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has stripped Cameroon of the hosting rights, citing fears over security and delays in preparations for the event as reasons for the decision‚ and then asked SA to step in as emergency hosts. While Safa agreed to Caf’s request at the weekend‚ Jordaan conceded it would be a tough ask to plan for the continent’s first 24-team Nations Cup at such short notice. “It is a very short time and that is why we said this is a crisis mome nt ‚” he said. “But what we cannot do is to allow the first 24-team Africa Cup of Nations not to happen or be delayed or postponed.” Safa officials will meet government in the coming days to seek permission to host the event and insiders said the Caf propos...
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