Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have been named joint hosts of the African Cup of Nations in 2027, as Nigeria lost the joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the tournament, AFP reports.
This comes after the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, arrived in Egypt on Tuesday with representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation to bid to host AFCON in 2027.
Nigeria’s only hosting of the AFCON was in 1980 when Christian Chukwu led the team to victory in front of enthusiastic home fans, including former President Shehu Shagari.
The joint hosting with Ghana ended in disappointment as Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions claimed the trophy at the National Stadium in Lagos.
