The Confederation of African Football( CAF) has confirmed bids and countries that have signified their interest in the hosting right of the 2027 African Cup of Nations.
Following the stripping off of Guinea as the host country of the 2025 AFCON, the football body reopened the bidding process and extended it to the 2027 competition.
The countries that have shown interest include Algeria, Botswana, Egypt and joint bids from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.
” CAF has received a declaration of interest from six countries in the bidding process to select the host nation for the Africa Cup of Nations 2027.
At the expiry of the deadline set by the administration, CAF recorded four bids from six countries:
The bidding nations are (in alphabetic order):
1. Algeria
2. Botswana
3. Egypt
4. Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania (Joint Bid)
23 May 2023: Deadline for Member Associations to submit their final bid, including all bidding and hosting documents (hosting agreement, host cities agreement, government guarantees, etc.), which should be duly signed”, the statement from CAF confirmed
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