By Onyekachi Chimezie
West African trios of Nigeria, Ghana and Benin Republic will present a combined bid to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations.
Previously, Algeria and Morocco were predicted to compete with Nigeria and its neighboring Benin Republic for the opportunity to host.
Ghana, their counterpart in West Africa, is now prepared to work with them to host the continental championship.
Recall that Ghana and Nigeria shared hosting duties for the 2000 AFCON.
“There’s a discussion that Ghana should bid with the likes of Nigeria and Benin. We are still considering it. We have not taken a decision yet but there is that discussion that we should get sister countries so that we can put in that bid,” Ghana’s sports minister, Mustapha Ussif was quoted by Kickgh.com.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) initially decided to give Guinea the hosting rights to the competition, but they later changed their minds due to a lack of funding to build the necessary infrastructure.
The continental football governing body anticipates receiving finished proposals for AFCON 2025 by December 16 in Cairo, together with supporting documentation, potential host cities, and government guarantees.