Cameroon to host Afcon 2019

Cameroon (2019), Côte d'Ivoire (2021) and Guinea (2021) were chosen on Saturday in Addis Ababa to host the next CAF Africa Cup of Nations football tournaments.

The decisions were announced by Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou at the African Union (AU) headquarters in the Ethiopian capital.

Algeria and Zambia were the other contenders to stage the biennial showcase of African football. Cameroon (1972) and Côte d'Ivoire (1984) previously hosted the Cup of Nations when it was an eight-nation tournament.

Guinea, who seemed the outsiders among the five candidates, will be staging the 16-team, three-week championship for the first time.

Morocco will stage the 2015 Cup of Nations between 17 January and 8 February in four cities, including capital Rabat.

The tournament has grown enormously during its 57-year history from a three-nation event in Sudan to a 16-nation spectacular in South Africa last year watched by a global television audience.