The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is looking for new hosts for the 2018 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) after stripping Ghana of the hosting rights.

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad has revealed that they are talking to some countries to take over as hosts of the two-week competition after the highly expected decision to dump Ghana.

A new host will be announced next month during the CAF Extraordinary General Assembly in Egypt.

Africa's governing body CAF took the decision after Ghana's disastrous preparation for the competition left the the Egypt-based body with no option.

The eight-team tournament is scheduled to take place between 17 November to 1 December 2018 but the dodgy pace of preparation look to have led to the decision.

With just three months left for the start of the tournament and the unimpressive progress of work, Ahmad says they are looking for new hosts of the competition.

"We are engaging several countries and should be able to announce a host during the CAF Extraordinary General Assembly in Egypt next month," Ahmad told KweséESPN.

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, South Africa, Zambia, Mali and Nigeria have already qualified for the tournament, and will be joined by the hosts.