Defending champions Morocco have reportedly withdrawn from the 2020 Chan tournament set for Cameroon next month.
The withdrawal is said to be due to the Coronavirus outbreak in several parts of the world.
The Atlas Lions have already written to the Confederation of African Football over the matter.
Journalist Jalal Bounouar confirmed the development on Twitter.
Caf on Wednesday March 11 issued statement stating that all its competitions will go on despite the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the deadly Coronavirus a pandemic.
“CAF wishes to inform Member Associations and the entire African football family that we are closely monitoring the evolution of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world and in particular the African continent. According to World Health Organization (WHO), no African country till date has been declared a high risk…,” read part of the statement.
“Consequently, CAF has decided to maintain the schedule of all competitions. Also, CAF has been informed of the restrictive measures taken by the authorities of some Member Associations and is in contact to find solutions on a case-by-case basis, with the option of the organization of matches behind closed doors.
“Regarding the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) Cameroon 2020, a delegation from the CAF Medical Committee is scheduled to visit Cameroon from 14-15 March 2020. The purpose of this mission is to assess all the preventive measures taken by the Local Organizing Committee.
Morocco is in Group C with Uganda, Togo and Rwanda ahead of the competition scheduled for 4-25 April 2020 in Cameroon.
