Reports gathered by Citi Sports indicate that host of the CAF Under 20 AFCON, Cote D’Ivoire, has withdrawn from hosting the tournament.
The development comes exactly a month from the scheduled competition period from April 26 to May 18 in the West African nation.
As such, the search for a new host is underway with 13 nations set to compete in the biannual tournament; Senegal are the defending champions of the competition.
Morocco has emerged as a host nation with the North African nation set to host the CAF AFCON Under 17 from March 30 to April 19. Morocco will host the Women’s AFCON later this year from July 5 to July 26.
Ghana is among the 13 nations that have qualified to compete in next month’s tournament and the Black Satellites have been drawn in Group A alongside DR Congo, Tanzania, Cote D’Ivoire and Central African Republic (C.A.R.)
Ghana is the only African country to win the Under 20 World Cup after lifting the title in 2009 when the competition was held in Egypt.
The Black Satellites recently won gold at the 2023 African Games.
