FUFA plots for AFCON 2019 qualification
Jan 23, 2015
Uganda’s football federation (FUFA) has started to map a way forward for the national football team’s Nations Cup qualifying prospects ahead of the 2019 Nations Cup finals
By Vision Reporter
Uganda’s football federation (FUFA) has started to map a way forward for the national football team’s Nations Cup qualifying prospects ahead of the 2019 Nations Cup finals.
This comes in the wake of Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealing on Thursday that the hosts for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations will be announced on April 8 in Cairo, Egypt.
According to the continental football body, there are four candidates to host the competition, with Algeria, Egypt, Gabon and Ghana all competing to replace strife-riven Libya, who will not go ahead with their hosting of the finals.
VP Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi speaking at the symposium
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The qualifying tournament will begin in June with the host nation taking part for the first time, although their matches will be considered as friendlies and will not count for points.
The draw for the qualifying competition will also take place on April 8 in Cairo.
A total of 52 teams will enter the qualifiers and will be divided into 13 groups, with the winners advancing to the finals as well as the two best runners-up.
The CAF have already confirmed that the 2019 finals will be held in Cameroon, with the Ivory Coast staging the 2021 finals and Guinea 2023.