Wednesday 10 January 2018

2019 AFCON:



CAF Inspection Team Arrives Cameroon Today
CAF Inspection Team will visit stadia and hotel facilities
A long-awaited inspection team from the Confederation of African Football, CAF, is due to arrive in Cameroon on Thursday, 11 January to assess the country’s preparations to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
                The visit was originally due to take place in August 2017 but the independent audit firm Price Waterhouse Coopers withdrew at short notice without giving reasons why.
                Business management consultancy, Roland Berger, has now stepped in as the independent assessors.
                Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad Ahmad has said on several occasions that African football’s ruling body will find an alternative host if Cameroon is unable to host the finals.
                Cameroon has always insisted that it will be ready to host the tournament, even after Caf approved changes to its structure.

                In July 2017, Caf moved the timing for the finals from January/February to June/July while also increasing the number of teams from 16 to 24.
                “If the Cameroon is unable to organise it, we will find a country that will organise it,” Ahmad said in December.
                “The authorities in Cameroon, including the head of state, have all confirmed to us that they will be ready.”
                Preparations have stepped up in Cameroon since the beginning of the year with large sections of the proposed new stadiums and training grounds arriving by sea in the various locations.
                At a press briefing yesterday in Yaounde, sports Minister, Bidoung Mkpatt said all is set to welcome the Caf inspectors. He said work is advancing in all the hosting sites and facilities will be ready by December 2018.
Inspection team schedule:
             12 and 13 January in Yaounde
             14 and 15 January in Garoua
             16 and 17 January in Bafoussam
             18 and 19 January in Douala
             20 and 21 January in Limbe and Buea



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