The race to host the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations is between Egypt and South Africa, CAF has confirmed.
The Confédération of African Football confirms on Friday that: ''Formal applications have been received from the Egyptian and South African football associations to host the AFCON 2019.''
''The international consulting firm Roland Berger will now review the bids and seek additional materials and conduct inspection visits where required.''
Egypt last hosted the tournament in 2006 where they defeated Ivory Coast to lift the trophy while South Africa where emergency hosts in 2013.
The winner will be announced at CAF Extraordinary meeting scheduled for January 9 in Dakar, Senegal.
''A CAF Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting will take place in Dakar, Senegal on 9th January 2019 to agree on the new AFCON 2019 Host Nation. An announcement will be made by CAF after that meeting,'' the statement added.
It will be recalled that CAF stripped Cameroon of hosting the tournament in June which will be for an expanded 24 nations.