Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have teamed up to make a joint bid to host the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The Nigerian government is fully supporting this bid to host AFCON in 2027.
John Owan Enoh, who is in charge of sports development, will attend a meeting in Cairo, Egypt, where the Confederation of African Football Executive Committee will discuss this bid. This is a big deal because Nigeria last hosted the AFCON tournament in 1980.
Representatives from the Nigerian government, the Minister, and the leaders of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will also attend this meeting. They will present Nigeria’s case to the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) during the conference in Egypt.
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AFCON 2025 and 2027 Host Selection Conference
All the countries that want to host the AFCON tournament in 2025 and 2027 are expected to be at this conference.
The CAF Independent Assessment Committee will share their reports about the bids, and CAF executives will discuss and evaluate them.
CAF officials have already visited Nigeria to check out the stadiums and facilities that could be used for the tournament.
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The Nigerian delegation includes important people like the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Sports Development, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, the General Secretary of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, and the person in charge of coordinating the bid, Mallam Mainasara Ilo.
For the tournament, they have proposed six states in Nigeria and two cities in the Republic of Benin as possible host locations.
