Nigeria’s joint bid for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations came under the spotlight over the weekend as the Nigeria FA received a delegation of CAF’s Inspection Team.
The Team
arrived Friday in Abuja according to the NFF and commenced their inspection of
the MKO Abiola Stadium that is one of six Stadiums designated in the
Nigeria-Benin Republic bid to host games of the 2025 Cup of Nations.
Other Cities
and Stadium facilities that the CAF team inspected during their tour includes
the Ahmadu Bello Stadium (Kaduna), Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium (Benin City),
Stephen Keshi Stadium (Asaba), Godswill Akpabio Stadium (Uyo) and Teslim
Balogun Stadium (Lagos).
The NFF also
disclosed that “The inspectors will also check out the Stade Charles de Gaulle,
Porto Novo in Benin Republic as part of their rounds for the joint bid between
Nigeria and Benin Republic.”
The Nigeria
and Benin joint bid is among Four nations bidding to host the 35th edition of
the Africa Cup of Nations.
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