CAF picks Egypt to host 2019 AFCON

<p>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday picked Egypt to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition.</p>, <p>Egypt, who had hosted the competition in 2006, beat South Africa in a vote held at a CAF Executive Committee meeting in Dakar, Senegal.</p>, <p>Cameroon was stripped of the hosting rights in November because of slow preparations.</p>, <p>READ ALSO: Sarri backs Fabregas move to Monaco</p>, <p>South Africa had hosted the 2013 edition while Egypt will now be hosting the competition for the fifth time.</p>, <p>By this development, Egypt now has just six months to prepare for the expanded 24-team finals, which kick-off in June.</p>, <p>CAF had since offered Cameroon the chance to stage the 2021 edition of the competition.</p>, <p>However, Cote D’Ivoire, the original host of the 2021 edition, has protested against the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.</p>, <p>Guinea on the other hand, has agreed to move its staging of the Nations Cup from 2023 to 2025.</p>