Algeria FA Boss Confirms Benin-Nigeria AFCON 2025 Joint Bid

Algeria FA Boss Confirms Benin-Nigeria AFCON 2025 Joint Bid

Rasaq Oboirien

The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has revealed that Benin and Nigeria have successfully submitted their candidacy for the hosting rights of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations which was withdrawn from Guinea some months ago, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

President of the Algerian FA Salah Bey Aboud who was in Cairo, Egypt, headquarters of CAF, to submit his country's candidacy files, announced that Benin and Nigeria have submitted a joint file, in addition to Morocco also in the race to host the tournament.

According to GhanaSoccerNet: "I am currently in Cairo and I have just officially submitted Algeria's candidacy file for AFCON 2025." Aboud disclosed this to a Radio station in Algeria.

"Nigeria and Benin have submitted a joint file in addition to the Moroccan file." he added.

Though the Benin Football Federation (FBF) and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are yet to officially announce their candidacy to host the continent's biggest football fiesta. 

The closing date for submitting applications was set for this Friday, December 16, 2022.

South Africa, Senegal and Zambia are the other candidates to formalize their candidacy.

As indicated by CAF, member associations wishing to host the competition will have until December 16 to submit the final offer, which includes all the application and organization documents (organisation agreement, with the host cities, government guarantees), while the inspection visits will take place between January 5 and 25, 2023.

And finally, the deliberation by the CAF Executive Committee will choose the country or countries selected to host the competition on February 10, 2023.