adminJOHANNESBURG. — Matches played against a backdrop of the spectacular Victoria Falls waterfall is part of the package Zambia are offering to stage the 2019 African Cup of Nations soccer finals.
Algeria, Cameroon, Guinea and Ivory Coast also want to host the 2019 tournament and Algeria, Guinea and Ivory Coast are contenders for the 2021 championship.
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) executive committee led by president Issa Hayatou from Cameroon will vote today in Ethiopia to d Each of the 14 members has one vote and the first country to receive at least eight votes wins.
Should several rounds be necessary, the country with the fewest votes after each round drops out.
The two winning nations are to be announced during a ceremony at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Algeria (1990), Cameroon (1972) and Ivory Coast (1984) are former hosts of the biennial African football showpiece.
Zambia were awarded the 1988 tournament only to be replaced by Morocco because they lacked the required funds.
Guinea have never hosted the Cup of Nations, a competition first staged 57 years ago in Sudanese capital Khartoum. What began as a three-team tournament has grown into a three-week, 16-nation, 32-fixture football spectacular with a global TV audience.
Zambia proposed six venues including Livingstone, a town that overlooks the Victoria Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world. — afp.
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