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By Amaechi Agbo

Bestchoicesports.com.ng can authoritatively report that Africa’s football governing body, Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, have given Morocco the hosting right for the 2021 edition of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON.

CAF confirmed the hosting right given to Morocco during the closing ceremony of the just concluded 2019 edition of the championship held in Tanzania.

“Following the successful organisation of the Total U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2019, Tanzania has passed the mantle on to Morocco, host of the 2021 edition,” CAF confirmed on its website.

Moments after the Cameroon’s 5-3 win over Guinea in the final, the symbolic handing over of the CAF Flag took place on the podium with CAF President Ahmad Ahmad, Wallace Karia (president of Tanzania Football Federation) and His Excellency Abdelilah Benryane (Moroccan Ambassador to Tanzania) as the actors.

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad received the flag from Karia, before handing over to Moroccan Benryane to officially launch the journey to the 14th edition of the biennial cadet championship.

It will be the second time Morocco will be hosting the U-17 AFCON after 2013.