Nigeria and Benin Republic are likely co-host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick, has said. Guinea has been awarded the hosting rights for 2025 but Africa’s football ruling body, CAF may likely strip Guinea of the hosting right of the biennial African football showpiece. According to Pinnick, CAF is on course to withdraw the hosting right from the West African country and Nigeria is working on a bid with Benin Republic. “We …
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Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, replacing Brazil as the host nations after the South American country dropped out from hosting the tournament due to financial fears in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. The joint bid submitted by Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football was chosen by the council of football’s world governing body FIFA, which met on Thursday, June 25. It saw off competition from Colombia. The joint bid from …