The Confederation of African Football, (CAF) will name host nations for the 2025 and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals today.
The Executive Committee of CAF will vote on the bids for the 2025 and 2027 editions of the AFCON at a meeting billed to take place at the Marriott Hotel in the Zamalek area of downtown Cairo.
This is the result of the North Africans’ decision to pull out which has surged the joint bid by Nigeria and neighbouring Benin to host the 2027 AFCON to the forefront as the top contenders.
Meanwhile, it is guaranteed that Morocco is getting the nod to host the 2025 finals.
The joint bid by Nigeria and the Republic of Benin is in contest with Senegal, Egypt, Botswana, and a tripartite arrangement of Uganda/Kenya/Tanzania for the 2027 event.
Algeria was a strong candidate for the 2027 event until the North African country withdrew from the race on Tuesday morning.
Nigeria has put forward the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja; Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt; Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo; Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos; Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna; Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba; Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City and; Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano.
In the Republic of Benin, the Stade Mathieu Kerekou in Cotonou and the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo are listed.
