South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Tradition, Gayton McKenzie, has accused Morocco of placing strain on the Confederation of African Soccer over the internet hosting of the 2026 Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Morocco was earlier confirmed as host of the event, which might have marked their third straight time staging the competitors. Nevertheless, uncertainty has surrounded the occasion in current weeks, with experiences suggesting the North African nation could also be reconsidering its place.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe had beforehand mentioned the event would go forward in Morocco as deliberate. Regardless of that assertion, hypothesis has continued.
Talking at a press convention, McKenzie praised Morocco for organising the final Africa Cup of Nations however questioned their dedication to the ladies’s competitors.
“If Morocco is able to host the WAFCON as a result of that they had an excellent AFCON, they need to accomplish that,” McKenzie mentioned.
“But when they aren’t prepared, we wish to inform them, we’re not a rustic with no stadiums, a rustic that doesn’t host video games. We’re not a rustic with much less infrastructure. We are going to by no means be held hostage by nations which have lower than what we now have.”
He added that ladies’s soccer deserves respect and correct planning.
“We is not going to permit ladies’s soccer to be handled in such a trend. We don’t look forward to anybody,” he mentioned.
McKenzie additionally made it clear that South Africa is ready to step in if wanted.
“If Morocco just isn’t going to host it, South Africa is standing prepared,” he mentioned, whereas noting that his remarks shouldn’t be linked to the CAF President.
Motsepe has not publicly reacted to the feedback.
With the event drawing nearer, collaborating nations, together with Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons, are watching carefully for a last resolution from CAF on the host nation.
