The Confederation of African Football announced on Thursday the withdrawal of hosting rights for the 2025 African Cup of Nations in Guinea.
The Confederation of African Football had announced Guinea as the host country of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations on November 30, 2018, but CAF withdrew the mandate after the Executive Committee approved the decision to strip Guinea of its rights to play. ‘welcome.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has indicated that Guinea will not be ready to manage the hosting of the tournament within the deadlines set for the tournament, which is expected to start in the summer of 2025.
“The Executive Committee unanimously agreed that Guinea would not be ready to host the competition,” the report said.
The Executive Committee made a unanimous decision based on the submitted report to withdraw the tournament from Guinea.
The President suggested that a delegation be sent to Guinea to inform him of the decision taken by the Executive Committee.
“Decision: The Executive Committee has decided to send a delegation to Guinea to inform them of CAF’s decision to withdraw the Guinea 2025 Africa Cup of Nations from Guinea,” CAF noted in a statement released. media layout.
Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) President Amajo Pinnick said a few weeks ago that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) was likely to revoke Guinea’s right to host the biennial African Championship of football, but the Confederation of African Football later refused a report that the tournament would be taken away from Guinea.
Bennick also revealed that Nigeria was working on a bid with Benin to host the tournament.
“We are putting together an offer to co-host the tournament with Benin Republic,” Bennick told media on Tuesday.
The Minister of Sports has given his endorsement to the candidacy.
It is time for Nigeria to host an international tournament as there are many benefits associated with hosting such competitions.
“Many countries are candidates for the competition; we are confident to get CAF approval.
“We are working with the Ministry of Sports to ensure that Nigeria receives the right accommodation. »
Since the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria has hosted two events.
The first time was in 1980 when the Green Eagles led by Ota Gloria silenced Algeria 3-0 in the final held at the Lagos National Stadium where legend Segun Odegbami scored a brace.
The second time was in 2000 when the country hosted Ghana after Zimbabwe were replaced by CAF for failing to meet tournament specifications.
This time, the Super Eagles reached the final again but lost 4-3 on penalties to Cameroon after the match ended 2-2 after extra time.
However, CAF has not made any official statement regarding possible replacements as hosts of the continental tournament.
If CAF accepts its hosting rights, it will be the first time that Benin will host the rest of Africa.
