{"id":96256,"date":"2023-09-27T20:34:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afcon-2027-awarded-to-kenya-uganda-tanzania-as-nigeria-benin-republic-bid-fails"},"modified":"2023-09-27T22:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:44:38","slug":"afcon-2027-awarded-to-kenya-uganda-tanzania-as-nigeria-benin-republic-bid-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/afcon-2027-awarded-to-kenya-uganda-tanzania-as-nigeria-benin-republic-bid-fails","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2027 awarded to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania as Nigeria-Benin Republic bid fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s bid to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with Benin Republic has been dashed.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to award the rights to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) made the announcement at the end of its executive committee meeting on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco won the right to stage the 2025 edition of the AFCON finals.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria last hosted Africa\u2019s largest football competition in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>The country co-hosted the competition alongside Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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