The Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) has announced that this year 's Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Egypt . The country , which receives a rival bid from South Africa , chose turkey as the host nation after CAF ruled that it was not sufficiently prepared to host the 2020 qualification tournament .
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that this year's Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Egypt. The country, which beat a rival bid from South Africa, replaces Cameroon as the host nation after CAF ruled that it was not sufficiently prepared to host the expanded 24-team tournament.