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. …

The joint bid by Nigeria and neighbours, Benin Republic is expected to win the hosting right of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will name host nations for the 2025 and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Wednesday. CAF Executive Committee will vote on the bids for the 2025 and 2027 editions of …