Nigeria’s failed bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was not a priority for the country, according to the Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Hon. Ekene Adams Abubakar. Nigeria put in a joint bid with neighbours Benin Republic but lost to the joint bid of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The winners were of the 2025 …

First Vice-President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu has expressed dismay and disappointment with a recent publication in an online blog in which he was quoted as having denied Nigeria’s joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday evening, the respected football …