The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has called off this year’s U-17 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON), which was scheduled to kick-off on Friday in Rabat, Morocco.
CAF did not give any official reason for the decision.
However, it is believed that the tournament was cancelled as a result of the closure of the Moroccan airspace until March 21, due to COVID-19.
Algeria’s U-17 national team was expected to arrive in Morocco on Saturday, but they are yet to be granted entry visa into Morocco.
Only five countries have arrived in the North African country for the tournament.
The countries are Senegal, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia.
The Golden Eaglets, who finished second at the U-17 WAFU tournament, were scheduled to depart the country on Tuesday for Morocco.