Morocco set to host in Africa Cup of Nations 2025
Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced.
A joint East African bid from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania has also won the rights to hold the 2027 tournament.
Morocco replace Guinea, who were stripped of the tournament in October last year because of concerns about infrastructure and facilities.
Zambia and a joint Nigeria-Benin bid were also in the running for 2025. But they agreed to withdraw in order to allow Morocco to prove its worth in the hope it will increase the chances of Africa hosting the World Cup.
Morocco is jointly bidding for the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
Patrice Motsepe, president of organisers CAF, said the decisions had been based on the level of infrastructure made available by bids, including facilities, accommodation and hospitals.
"A huge amount of money is being spent on Morocco for 2025. The bid from Morocco to host the World Cup is not just for Morocco, but for the whole of Africa."
The next tournament will take place in Ivory Coast from 13 January until 11 February 2024. The draw will take place in Abidjan on 12 October at 1900 GMT.
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