ZIMBABWE will try and reverse a decision to strip them of the 2000 African Nations Cup when they meet African soccer supremo Issa Hayatou on March 6 in Ghana. Hayatou chaired Confederation of African Football talks in Cte d’Ivoire last month which charged Zimbabwe with making insufficient progress in building stadiums or developing media infrastructure. CAF has invited applications from its 52 member states to replace Zimbabwe as hosts of the biennial 16-nation event. Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria are considered favourites.
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