Nigeria, 2 Other West African Countries Set to Submit Combined Bid to Host 2025 AFCON

• AFCON 2025 was initially scheduled to be hosted by Guinea, but the country pulled out due to a lack of funds
• Nigeria and neighbouring countries Ghana and Benin Republic are prepared to submit a combined bid to host the tournament
• Other countries interested in hosting the biennial competition are Algeria and Morocco

West African countries Nigeria, Ghana and Benin Republic are set to officially present a joint bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nigeria and close neighbours Benin Republic had been chasing the hosting rights along with North African countries Algeria and Morocco.

The latest reports indicate that Ghana are also interested in co-hosting the continental showpiece alongside Nigeria and Benin.

Their West African counterpart, Ghana, are now ready to team up with them to host the continental showpiece.

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Ghana’s sports minister Mustapha Ussif said via Kickgh.com as per Daily Post:

“There’s a discussion that Ghana should bid with the likes of Nigeria and Benin. We are still considering it. We have not taken a decision yet but there is that discussion that we should get sister countries so that we can put in that bid.”

Initially, the tournament was to be hosted by Guinea, but the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rescinded the decision due to a lack of funds to implement the required facilities, Complete Sports reports.

It would be recalled that Ghana and Nigeria co-hosted the 2008 edition of the AFCON.

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Meanwhile, former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has suggested that the country will possibly bid to co-host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

It is almost 13 years since the country last hosted any major football tournament, and Pinnick said he notified the Confederation of African Football of Nigeria’s desire to host the tournament.

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West African neighbours Cameroon hosted the last edition, and Ivory Coast is scheduled to host the next edition slated for January 2024.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Guinean interim president Colonel Mamady Doumbouya met with CAF president Patrice Motsepe to discuss the country's withdrawal.

A CAF media statement revealed that CAF's executive committee would meet on Saturday with the intention of reopening the bidding process.

Cameroon also had to pull out of hosting the 2019 edition because of similar reasons, before it was moved to Egypt.