The Confederation of African Football said on Tuesday that it is confident emergency host country Egypt will be “ready” to stage this year’s Africa Cup of Nations despite limited preparation time. Egypt was awarded the hosting rights in January, following the decision to strip Cameroon of the finals due to delays in preparation. “Egypt will be ready,” CAF communications director Nathalie Rabe told AFP at Alexandria Stadium. A CAF delegation has visited stadiums in Cairo, Suez, Ismailia, Port Said and Alexandria, with organisers yet to decide on the host stadia. “We are confident, we know that it will be done and that all stadia will be equipped with security rooms,” she added.

Source: Punch February 06, 2019 01:41 UTC