CAF Cancels AFCON U-17 Tourney

The Confederation of African football, CAF, has announced the cancellation of the 2021 Under-17 AFCON tournament that was scheduled for this March in Morocco.

The decision was made this Monday after an emergency meeting which held in Morocco studied the present Corona Virus situation in the North African nation and opted to abandon the tournament with immediate effect

The men’s Under-17 AFCON tournament joins a number of International sports events that have been called off since the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus pandemic.

Before the decision was made, five of the 12 participating nations were already in Morocco.

Zambia, Uganda, Senegal, Ivory Coast are forced to return home while hoping to be compensated or reimbursed for the expenses made so far.

This comes within six weeks after Cameroon and Mauritania played host to the African Nations championship and the Under-20 AFCON respectively.