Nigeria has lost the joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027, as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania are named joint hosts of the 2027 tournament, AFP reports.
According to The PUNCH, this comes after the Minister of Sports Development Senator John Owan Enoh arrived in Egypt on Tuesday with representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation to bid to host AFCON in 2027.
Nigeria hosted the competition in 1980 and emerged champions after defeating Algeria 3-0 in the final.
Twenty years later, Nigeria co-hosted the 2000 edition with Ghana and went all the way to the final and lost to Cameroon on penalties.
Earlier on Wednesday, the CAF Executive Council members awarded the 2025 AFCON edition to Morocco.
This will be the second time Morocco would be named as host of the AFCON, after first doing so in 1988.
Meanwhile, the 2023 AFCON will take place in Côte d’Ivoire in 2024.
The first time Côte d’Ivoire got the hosting right was in 1984.
