Egypt withdraws from hosting 2017 AFCON
“Egypt has pulled out its candidacy to be the 2017 AFCON host country” announced Egyptian Sport Minister Khaled Abdelaziz. As they withdrew, they have also announced their support to Algeria’s candidacy
This withdrawal follows the persistent chaos in some of its localities wich recently led to the death of people right a stadium in Egypt’s capital Cairo.
Egypt’s withdrawal leaves the co-host 2012 Gabon, the 2015 runners up Ghana and Algeria as the three nations in the race to host the 2017 biggest African competition. The CAF will unveil the host country by April 8th.
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