Egypt’s Minister for Youth and Sports Professor Asarf Sobhy says the six stadia for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be ready by mid-May.
The Minister said that Egypt was not building new stadia for the tournament, but carrying out renovations and upgrading the six existing stadia. He also expressed confidence that the country will complete the renovation on time, as project execution for the stadia were going as scheduled.
Sobhy also said Egypt are glad to host the 2019 African Cup of Nations and are ready to receive youths from various African countries for the tournament.
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will commence from June 21 to July 19, with 24 teams expected to take part in the tournament.