CAF disqualifies Morroco from the 2015

[tfco]

Morocco's actions are the sort of sh.it that is misleading a lot of folks about ebola

I'm hearing that tourists are cancelling Christmas holiday bookings in Ghana because of ebola.

[Benedict Iroha]

Ignorance is indeed bliss.....moroccans are viewing this from what the west have shoved down many countries throat....they lump africans as one....so once one black person gets it....the other blacks also have it.....the f--ked up part is that liberia, guinea nor sierra leone will take part in the competition....

[jette1]

Seeing from @BBCVK: Morocco will not host 2015 Cup of Nations according to CAF – also disqualified from the 2015 tournament. @BBCAfrica

It would have been nice if they were also suspended from CAF...

You guys still don't get it; this is a political statement by morocco - a stance they hope places them on a higher racial hierarchy above rest of Sub-Saharan Africans. Assuming their reasons are even remotely rational; so they are in essence saying they are too good to make even a sacrifice for Africa. US medical persons are lining up to volunteer and join the efforts yet you have an African Nation engaging in behaviors that perpetuate hatred and racial prejudice. Cup of Nation remains the only single event that provides a context for all Africans to come together every two years in celebration of oneness. Morocco obviously doesn't care about such oneness or what its action does to the image of Africa. They should banned from traveling to any CAF organized event; yea!

[Tunisian Gooner]

good for the Moroccans, i applaud them, Ebola is too serious to joke with

Not buying that.

What Morocco just pulled is compete rubbish, CAF should ban them from all CAF competitions for 5 years.

Recall same scare tactics over SARS but no one dared considered to ban Asians from traveling.

[kash n' karry]

Granted there is Boko Haram and an imminent election, however CAF shouldn't give it to Garbon ahead of Niaja for hosting !!

[Rawlings]

Morocco's actions are the sort of sh.it that is misleading a lot of folks about ebola

I'm hearing that tourists are cancelling Christmas holiday bookings in Ghana because of ebola.

tourists????

98% of the so called tourists are Ghanaians living abroad, going home for x'mas
They are the ones cancelling

[bamenda boy]

But Gabon currently has the Burkinafaso virus as of yesterday. hmm.

[anointed]

I think the moribund organization called AU needs to be involved with CAF in all these cos Morocco's actions portray the continent in bad light. Terrible PR done by Morocco. Except that AU is moribund.

[folem]

I think the moribund organization called AU needs to be involved with CAF in all these cos Morocco's actions portray the continent in bad light. Terrible PR done by Morocco. Except that AU is moribund.

Morocco is not a member of AU.

[Bigpokey24]

Morocco made what's best for its people and we should respect that.CAF should be the one folks should focus on. They know ebola is a major issue, and they refuse to work with the host nation, 2 months to the afcon, so now they expect some country to step in and take over. Smh ..., whoever steps in nah mugu

[aamimar]

Moroccans do not want thousands of black Africans gathered at the same time as the rich white europeans , its bad for the tourist industry, which is their main source of income... Forget about Ebola or caring for their people

[theYemster]

Has/Did any of the three affected countries qualify/ied? I' think Sierra Leone and Liberia are out of the running...not sure of Guinea. If so, why didn't Morocco propose curtailing fans from those countries rather than refusing to host altogether?

We got banned for three (later reduced to two) editions after pulling out in 96 less than two weeks to the tourney. So by my estimation Morocco should at least get two. The fact that they were scheduled to host should make their case even worse.

[platinum]

Has/Did any of the three affected countries qualify/ied? I' think Sierra Leone and Liberia are out of the running...not sure of Guinea. If so, why didn't Morocco propose curtailing fans from those countries rather than refusing to host altogether?

We got banned for three (later reduced to two) editions after pulling out in 96 less than two weeks to the tourney. So by my estimation Morocco should at least get two. The fact that they were scheduled to host should make their case even worse.

Exactly.

[Rawlings]

Moroccans do not want thousands of black Africans gathered at the same time as the rich white europeans , its bad for the tourist industry, which is their main source of income... Forget about Ebola or caring for their people

do u mean they did not think about this when they put in the bid to host?

This is all about the maths: Ebola + Tourism = Ebola
The two do not mix and Morocco made a "no brainer" decision