The trio of Nigeria, Ghana and Benin Republic are expected present a combined bid to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations.
Recall that CAF has invited interested countries to submit bid for the AFCON 2025 after stripping of the hosting rights from Guinea for not adequately prepared.
Consequently, a new process that has been reopened have now seen countries scrambling for the official rights , mostly on a joint basis.
Previously, Algeria and Morocco were predicted to compete with Nigeria and its neighboring Benin Republic for the opportunity to host.
Ghana, their counterpart in West Africa, is now prepared to work with them to host the continental championship.
“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,” Ghana’s sports minister, Mustapha Ussif was quoted by Kickgh.com.
The continental football governing body is expected to close the window for the submission of proposals for AFCON 2025 by December 16 in Cairo, together with supporting documentation, potential host cities, and government guarantees.
It would be recalled that Nigeria and Ghana hosted the 2000 Nations Cup.