{"id":441434,"date":"2011-06-15T07:45:18","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T07:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/15\/africa-caf-moves-2013-nations-cup-to-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2011-06-15T07:45:18","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T07:45:18","slug":"africa-caf-moves-2013-nations-cup-to-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/15\/africa-caf-moves-2013-nations-cup-to-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa: CAF Moves 2013 Nations Cup to South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"19.2104200323\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\" alt=\"Vanguard (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit Vanguard (Lagos)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>CAF have decided to move the 2013 African Cup of Nations, and South Africa have officially applied to host it.<\/p>\n<p>After careful consideration, CAF have decided to move the tournament for security reasons, following the recent political unrest in Libya.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CAF have decided to move the tournament to another country because of the current instability in Libya,&#8221; an anonymous CAF official told CNN on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;South Africa have asked officially to host the tournament. Also, Egypt and other countries are interested in the matter. We will make our final decision before announcing the tournament&#8217;s qualification draw next September,&#8221; he adds.<\/p>\n<p>CAF recently moved the 2011 African Youth Championship from Libya to South Africa for the same reason.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106150192.html\" title=\"Africa: CAF Moves 2013 Nations Cup to South Africa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Africa: CAF Moves 2013 Nations Cup to South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 14 June 2011 CAF have decided to move the 2013 African Cup of Nations, and South Africa have officially applied to host it. 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