The African Football Confederation " CAF " announced that Morocco has won the honor of hosting the 2025 African Cup of Nations tournament.

 

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Edited by| Christian Megan

 

Sport  section -  CJ journalist

 

Cairo - – September,27,2023

 

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A joint bid from the East African countries (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) was awarded the right to organize the tournament in 2027.

Morocco will replace Guinea, from which the right to organize the tournament was withdrawn in October last year due to concerns

Related to infrastructure and sports facilities.

Two bids from Zambia and a joint bid from Nigeria also competed for the honor of hosting the tournament in 2025

And Pennine. But they agreed to withdraw in order to give Morocco the opportunity to prove its worth in the hope of increasing Africa's chances in

Hosting the World Cup.

Morocco is participating with Spain and Portugal in a joint bid to host the World Cup in 2030.

Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African football, the organizer of the tournament, said that all the options available for the two tournaments were

It will make Africa "proud".

He added that the decisions were made based on the level of infrastructure provided by the offers, including sports facilities

Places of residence, hospitals.

Motsepe said about the success of Morocco, which also came after Algeria's withdrawal on the eve of the vote, " the decision taken today was

Its purpose is to focus on the Unity, development and growth of Africa, in the context of those withdrawing countries".

"Huge amounts of money are being spent on Morocco to organize the 2025 tournament . Morocco's offer to host is not considered

The World Cup is not only for Morocco, but for the whole of Africa."

The selection of the joint file from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania marks the first time that countries from the Council of eastern federations have organized

The Central African Football Championship has been held since Ethiopia hosted it in 1976.

"The three countries gathered in one file because our standards and requirements are very high," Motsepe said, likening the aspirations to organize

The two tournaments with those aspirations that the European governing body had in UEFA and the South American Federation

For football".

"Sometimes it takes hundreds of millions - sometimes billions - to be spent on infrastructure . And I feel proud when you work

Football is about uniting nations. The 2027 Africa Cup of nations will be a very successful tournament".

The next tournament will be held in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024.

The draw will take place in Abidjan on October 12 at seven o'clock in the evening GMT.

 

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