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An
undisclosed Asian country has been turned down as potential Africa Cup of
Nations hosts in favour of a nation near Ghana, a Confederation of African
Football (CAF) executive committee member has revealed.
Alhaji M. N. D. Jawula disclosed to Albawaba Sports that the Issa Hayatou-led body has declined the offer,
despite finding it difficult to find a suitable host of the tournament
following Morocco's withdrawal.
The
North African country pulled out of hosting next year's finals due to the
deadly Ebola outbreak and have proposed a postponement, but CAF said they will
go ahead with the scheduled date of January 17 to February 8.
Jawula,
a former Ghana FA boss, said hosting the competition on another continent would
not be appropriate but assured that a new host will be announced shortly.
"Now
the choice is between African countries and, surprisingly, an Asian country is
interested to host the competition on our behalf, but you know CAF is not very
much in tune with that, that will not be very good for our [Africa's]
image," he told state-owned network Radio Ghana.
He added: "I can tell
you that within the next five days an announcement will be made to indicate the
country, and it's not too far from Ghana, just two hours' drive from Ghana,
that will host the competition."
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