Morocco beat Nigeria and Algeria to Secure Rights to Host AFCON 2025

• Morocco have been named host of the 2025 AFCON
• The North African nation beat Nigeria and Algeria for the rights
• Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will host the 2027 edition

Morocco have won the right to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

The North African nation beat neighbours Algeria and Nigeria to host the tournament after securing 22 votes, compared to none from their competitors.

The World Cup semi-finalists will be hosting the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time in their history, with the first being in 1988.

The decision was announced at a CAF Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday, as confirmed on social media.

Morocco are one-time African champions, winning the tournament in 1976 before reaching the final in 2004, where they lost to Tunisia.

The North African nation recently hosted several major championships, including the FIFA Club World Cup and the Africa Women's Cup of Nations prior to being awarded the 2025 AFCON.

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The Atlas Lions are also working on co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal.

Meanwhile, Ivory Coast will host the 2023 edition next year with the draw for the tournament set for October 12 in Abidjan. Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda will host the 2027 edition.

Morocco have qualified for the tournament and are one of the favourites to win the competition in January and February, as reported by the BBC.

CAF release pots for AFCON 2023 draw

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the Black Stars of Ghana will avoid West African rivals Nigeria in the group stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Both teams have been grouped in Pot 2 of the draw, which will be held on October 12, 2023, in Abidjan.

The twenty-four teams that have qualified for the tournament in Ivory Coast have been placed in four pots of six nations each.

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Black Queens beat Rwanda in WAFCON qualifiers

The Black Queens of Ghana completed a 12-0 aggregate victory Rwanda to progress to the second round of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Ghana strolled a 5-0 home win at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday to set up a clash with Namibia in the next stage.

Having defeated Rwanda 7-0 in Kigali, the Black Queens came into the game knowing they were almost through to the second round.