AFCON U17 in doubt as Morocco threaten to pull out

Doubts cloud the future of the 2021 U17 AFCON tournament scheduled for March 13 to 31 across three cities in Morocco.

This Pan-African Sports news agency understands that the CAF Emergency Committee members will meet on Monday, March 8 in Casablanca to discuss the future of the tournament as Morocco tightens measures against the coronavirus pandemic.

Among the options to be discussed include postponement of the tournament, finding a different host nation or outright cancelation.

The 2021 edition of the 12 nations tournament was initially scheduled for April this year but brought forward on Morocco’s request. Unfortunately, with the pandemic at play, the tournament may not happen as planned.

So far, Ivory Coast, Zambia, Senegal, Uganda are already in Morocco for the tournament.

All four nations will have to keep their ears on tomorrow’s meeting with hopes of a favourable decision.

Cameroon’s U17 selection just like a handful of others have tried to secure travel documents to Morocco but on two occasions Cameroon has not been cleared for travel.