Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- Despite an existing agreement with the Confederation of African Football, comments from South Africa implied that Morocco could not longer hold the tournament, therefore creating uncertainty.



Following the successful staging of the two most recent events, CAF selected Morocco to manage the competition. But remarks attributed to South Africa's deputy sports minister over the weekend indicate the North African country had pulled back and that South Africa was poised to step in.

Gayton McKenzie, the Minister of Sport of South Africa, quickly rejected these allegations, pointing out that no official ruling had been made to move the event. The confirmed host remains Morocco, he stressed; South Africa has only indicated...