CAF to hold African Youth Champs in Johannesburg
The Confederation of African Football moves the African Youth Championship from conflict-hit Libya to Johannesburg
AP, Tuesday 5 Apr 2011
CAF said in a statement Tuesday the eight-nation tournament will now run from 17 April - 1 May, a month later than initially scheduled and in Johannesburg.
The move means the Libyan team will miss the tournament and be replaced by South Africa’s under-20 team as the host nation. CAF said venues in Johannesburg would be named later.
The African football body announced in mid-March that the championship would be moved to South Africa, with the host city to be decided.
South Africa, Mali, Lesotho, Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, Gambia and defending champion Ghana are the competing teams.
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