2025 AFCON: CAF Inspection Team To Visit Nigeria, Benin Republic March 31
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will visit Nigeria and Benin
Republic between March 31 and April 2nd to inspect facilities for the 2025
Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria and their close-door neighbors,
Benin Republic have put up a joint bid to co-host Africa’s flagship soccer
event.
The CAF team is expected to inspect stadia, training
facilities, hotels and other important facilities that will ensure smooth
running of the competition.
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Morocco, Algeria, Zambia and South Africa are the other countries who
have submitted bids to host the biennial event.
Guinea were
originally scheduled to host the competition but were stripped of the right
due to inadequacy and speed of progress in preparations.
It would
be recalled that Nigeria co-hosted the AFCON in 2000 with Ghana.
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