CAF says Egypt has not formally announced its withdrawal from 2018 African Nations Championship

Egypt has yet to formally notify the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that it is withdrawing from the 2018 African Nations Championship, a CAF spokesperson tells BBC Sport. Egyptian Football Association Executive Director Tharwat Sweilam had announced earlier this week that “an official reply” had been sent to CAF notifying the organization that Egypt would not participate in the tournament due to scheduling conflicts with the Egyptian Premier League.