Ghana and Kenya have made it to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with a final qualify in March, 2019 to go.
The news came following a decision by the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to disqualify Group F contenders Sierra Leone.
The Sierra Leonean Football Association (SLFA) was banned by Fifa in October ahead of the Leone Stars’ double-header with Ghana.
The suspension remained till the Stars were scheduled to play Kenya’s Harambee Stars despite attempts to resolve the rift between the government-backed leadership and the elected leadership.
On Friday, November 30, a decision was taken in Accra to have Sierra Leone disqulaified from the qualifiers.
All its matches were subsequently annulled.
This left Group F with three teams: Kenya, Ghana and Ethiopia, who are subsequently done with their qualifiers.
With Ghana and Kenya atop the group, their March qualifier in Accra would be a dead rubber as they secure the two tickets in contention.
Current Standing of Group F:
Kenya 7pts
Ghana 6pts
Ethiopia 1pt
Meanwhile, Caf has promised to secure a host for the tournament by the end of the year.
This followed the Committee’s decision on Friday to strip Cameroon of the hosting rights.
Ghana and Kenya have made it to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with a final qualify in March, 2019 to go.
The news came following a decision by the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to disqualify Group F contenders Sierra Leone.
The Sierra Leonean Football Association (SLFA) was banned by Fifa in October ahead of the Leone Stars’ double-header with Ghana.
The suspension remained till the Stars were scheduled to play Kenya’s Harambee Stars despite attempts to resolve the rift between the government-backed leadership and the elected leadership.
