The Confederations of African Football (CAF) yesterday announced Morocco as the host of the 2025 AFCON and the bid of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania as hosts of the 2027 edition. The combined bid of Nigeria and Benin were withdrawn before the votes. The 2025 edition will be the second time Morocco is hosting the competition, after 1988 while the East African countries will be hosting it for the first time in 2027. It was going to be tough for the Nigeria / Benin bid given that the 2023 (played next year) competition is in Cote d’Ivoire and the last competition was in Cameroon, all West African countries.
