Cameroon, Ivory Coast to host Afcons Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea to host Afcons Posted: 20 September 2014 Time: 05:45 pm Print this article Cameroon and Ivory Coast were handed the right to hold future African Nations Cup finals as CAF sprung a surprise on Saturday and also named Guinea to host the continental showpiece. Five countries were bidding for the 2019 and 2021 finals with Cameroon chosen for 2019 and the Ivory Coast for 2021 in a vote of the organisation’s executive committee. But CAF’s executive committee also decided to give Guinea the 2023 finals. Cameroon were previous hosts in 1972 and the Ivorians in 1984 – when the Nations Cup was half the size of its current 16 team format - but Guinea have never before hosted the event. Algeria and Zambia missed out but it is expected Algeria might be asked to take over from Libya as hosts of the 2017 event. Libya last month stepped down as hosts because of the ongoing civil strife in the north African country. Cameroon’s selection is a symbolic move as it will likely coincide with the departure from office of CAF’s long-standing president Issa Hayatou, who is from the central African country. Cameroon’s bid was centred around four venues in Bafoussam, Douala, Garoua and Yaounde. The Ivorians plan to use five cities – Abidjan, Bouake, Korhogo, San Pedro and the capital Yamoussoukro. Guinea’s bid promised to use Conakry, Kankan, Labe and Nzerekore as venues. Ironically the country is currently banned from hosting any international football by CAF because of the Ebola virus outbreak. The next Nations Cup finals will be held in Morocco from Jan. 17-Feb. 8 next year. #phats
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