Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, met on 25th of January 2019, with Ahmed Ahmed, head of the African football federation, and Hani Abu Reddah, head of the Egyptian football federation to present the latest updates About hosting the Africa Cup of Nations 2019

Sobhy reviewed the latest updates about organizing the Africa cup of Nations, and assured that they are working very hard for the success of the tournament and present it in a suitable way, in addition to the process of developing the stadiums and preparing them to host the tournament, especially as the championship is the third most important after the World Cup and the Champions League

Ahmed Ahmed said that the African Football federation is working hard along with the Ministry of youth and Sports and the Egyptian Football federation and that he is confident that Egypt is capable of organizing the tournament despite the lack of time, but Egypt has the infrastructure that qualify it to host the biggest continental and international championships. And that he is sure that before the date of the tournament Egypt will be done of all the required procedures