Nigeria has lost the joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027.
Instead, the joint bid of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania won the day.
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 push for the bid.
Nigeria hosted and won the continent’s flagship competition in 1980 with the then President Shehu Shagari handing over the trophy to captain Christian Chukwu following a 3-0 thrashing of Algeria with a brace by Segun Odegbami and a goal by Muda Lawal.
Nigeria co-hosted with Ghana in 2000 but lost on penalties to Cameroon in the final at the National Stadium in Lagos.
