Ghana Offered Chance to Bid for 2025 AFCON With Nigeria and Benin | Soccer/Soccer

Ghana Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has disclosed that there have been discussions for Ghana to bid for rights to host the 2025 Total Energies African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has re-opened bids for the internet hosting rights of AFCON 2025 after they have been taken away from unique host Guinea.

Guinea have been stripped of the competitors following a gathering in Conakry between Guinea's interim president, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, and the president of African soccer's governing physique, Patrice Motsepe, to debate the withdrawal after the west African nation, among the many poorest of the continent, stated it was not able to host the 24-nation event.

Mustapha Ussif in an interview with Citi Sports on the sidelines of the National Team Day Walk with the Legends occasion disclosed that Ghana has been supplied the prospect to co-host the event with Nigeria and Benin.

“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.”

Interested international locations have as much as November 11 to formally declare their curiosity to host the 2025 AFCON and November 16 is the deadline for submission of associated paperwork.

Cote d'Ivoire will host subsequent the subsequent version of the Africa Cup of Nations.