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Breaking! It is “Destination Morocco” for AFCON 2025

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September 27, 2023 2:35pm

Kunle Solaja

BY KUNLE SOLAJA.

Expectedly, Morocco have been awarded the hosting of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Wednesday, replacing Guinea who were stripped of the right to host the tournament last year.

It is a result of well co-ordinated campaign backed by good facilities and excellent organisational ability of the Kingdom of Morocco.

The north African country was a runaway favourite and as CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe remarked in a post announcement conference, “it will also boost the African candidacy, which Morocco represents, in the hosting of the 2030 World Cup.

Morocco is part of the triple bid that has Spain and Portugal. So the award of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will see the decision as a boost to their hopes of co-hosting the 2030 World Cup with Portugal and Spain.

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Kunle Solaja

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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Breaking! It is “Destination Morocco” for AFCON 2025

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