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CAF dumps Nigeria-Benin joint bid, picks Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania to host AFCON 2027
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected the joint bid put forward by Nigeria and Benin Republic, as the body has instead picked three East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania as hosts for the 2027 edition of its African Cup of Nations.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had presented a joint West African bid with its neighbours in the Benin Republic to host the tournament in 2027. Cote D’Ivoire another West African nation will host the tournament in January, which is the 2023 edition.
CAF’s Executive Committee announced the new hosts,Wednesday, at its meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
Senegal, Botswana, and Egypt had vied to host the 2027 AFCON, while Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania also launched a joint bid for the tournament.
The committee also announced Morocco as the host of the 2025 AFCON.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe celebrated the news saying that the “future of African football has never been brighter.”
He also suggested that an African nation will win the World Cup in the near future.
