Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced. 

Egypt beat South Africa, the only other nation to bid, by 16 votes to one with one abstention at a CAF executive committee vote in Senegal on Tuesday.  

Original host nation Cameroon was stripped of staging duties in November, 2018 due to slow preparations.

I want to thank the (CAF) Executive Committee for the trust, and I thank the government for this support, said Egypt FA (EFA) president Hany Abu Rida.

We organised the tournament on 2006 and that make us against a challenge to make better and better, we are ready for this honour.