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

A reliable source says, Gabon will host the 2015 AFCON.

Good disqualification. I doubt the Moroccans care but CAF had to do this, it may not be heavy enough a punishment even.

A very beautiful action by CAF. I applaud the action taken against Morocco

They should ban them from more ANCs

YUJAM wrote:They should ban them from more ANCs

they will not . Kenya wasn't banned when they pulled out from hosting 2000 AFCON

Bigpokey24 wrote:

YUJAM wrote:They should ban them from more ANCs

they will not . Kenya wasn't banned when they pulled out from hosting 2000 AFCON

Kenya didn't pull out less then 2 months before the tournament proper...

i agree with Morocco's decisions, but I am confused by the fact they will host a tournament next month

Bigpokey24 wrote:i agree with Morocco's decisions, but I am confused by the fact they will host a tournament next month

I do not agree with their decision especially when they have hosted all Guinea's qualification games...Why host Guinea if you have a problem hosting the continent? Ol'boy e no make no sense

YUJAM wrote:They should ban them from more ANCs

My thought as well. Minimum 2 tournaments.

Robbynice wrote:

Bigpokey24 wrote:

YUJAM wrote:They should ban them from more ANCs

they will not . Kenya wasn't banned when they pulled out from hosting 2000 AFCON

Kenya didn't pull out less then 2 months before the tournament proper...

What you meant to tell Bigpokey is Kenya didn't withdraw in 2000. They withdrew in 1996.

It was Zimbabwe in 2000, and I don't think they deliberately wanted to withdraw.

PS: Side fact .... if Kenya had not withdrawn as hosts, the Eagles would have defended their 1994 trophy, and we would currently have 4 (or 5 counting 1998 ) trophies instead of 3.

Robbynice wrote:

Bigpokey24 wrote:i agree with Morocco's decisions, but I am confused by the fact they will host a tournament next month

I do not agree with their decision especially when they have hosted all Guinea's qualification games...Why host Guinea if you have a problem hosting the continent? Ol'boy e no make no sense

KPOM. That decision to host Guinea and then turn around to refuse the AFCON that may well not even have Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is difficult to understand -- Where is the logic? CAF has to set an example with Morocco. Kudos.

papparassi Sport wrote:A reliable source says, Gabon will host the 2015 AFCON.

May be we no go go this Gabon again.

I can't make sense of Morocco's decision at all. I can't even accuse them of not wanting Black Africans stomping all over their territory because they agreed to host Guinea, one of the worst Ebola-affected countries. And they are hosting a global event to boot. I think they should be banned from at least two ANC editions. They would probably prefer to play in Arab Championships anyway.

Bigpokey24 wrote:i agree with Morocco's decisions, but I am confused by the fact they will host a tournament next month

I think CAF should have waited till after the qualifiers.. Morocco could easily host since fans from Liberia and Guinea won't be attending cos they are not likely to qualify. African teams hardly travel out. I can not imagine a Liberian fan traveling to Monrovia to spend thousand dollars in Morocco.

Enugu II wrote:

Robbynice wrote:

Bigpokey24 wrote:i agree with Morocco's decisions, but I am confused by the fact they will host a tournament next month

I do not agree with their decision especially when they have hosted all Guinea's qualification games...Why host Guinea if you have a problem hosting the continent? Ol'boy e no make no sense

KPOM. That decision to host Guinea and then turn around to refuse the AFCON that may well not even have Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is difficult to understand -- Where is the logic? CAF has to set an example with Morocco. Kudos.

this is head scratching to be honest. do not get them..anyways, their football team hasn't been top notch for a long time

Bigpokey24 wrote:

Enugu II wrote:

Robbynice wrote:

Bigpokey24 wrote:i agree with Morocco's decisions, but I am confused by the fact they will host a tournament next month

I do not agree with their decision especially when they have hosted all Guinea's qualification games...Why host Guinea if you have a problem hosting the continent? Ol'boy e no make no sense

KPOM. That decision to host Guinea and then turn around to refuse the AFCON that may well not even have Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is difficult to understand -- Where is the logic? CAF has to set an example with Morocco. Kudos.

this is head scratching to be honest. do not get them..anyways, their football team hasn't been top notch for a long time

The only point I've read so far that made any kind of sense was the tourism aspect. Tourism is one of the key economic activities of that country and they were possibly worried about how hosting an ANC (not much financial benefit to that) would affect the flow of tourists to Morocco. i.e. loss of tourists becuse tourists wouldn't want to come to a country bringing all those Africans 'with' ebola.

Gabon will make great hosts
I suspect they will be one of the tournament favourites
Morocco should be suspended from African football indefinitely

My Naija Brodas
It's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Morocco's economy is very dependent upon tourism(about 20% of GDP).
In 2013, she attracted over 10 million "RICH" international tourists. (= $7.5 BILLION)
AFCON can bring in something like 100,000 "POOR" tourist (= $3 MILLION), who might not even want to go back home

Now, if the perception of the RICH tourists is that the POOR tourist infested the country with Ebola
They will stay home, which will cost Morocco ($3 MILLION - $7.5 BILLION)

It was a no brainer for Morocco

papparassi Sport wrote: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...

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