{"id":103920,"date":"2023-09-27T17:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/27\/morocco-announced-as-official-host-of-afcon-2025\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T17:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:42:34","slug":"morocco-announced-as-official-host-of-afcon-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/27\/morocco-announced-as-official-host-of-afcon-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco announced as official host of AFCON 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1695836554_679_41_2022-637773374533312660-331-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"41_2022-637773374533312660-331\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">AFCON trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morocco has been officially announced as the host of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>The Confederation of African Football (CAN) announced the news today following the vote of the\u00a0Executive Committee board meeting today in Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Competing against Morocco\u2019s bid were Zambia and a joint bid from Nigeria and Benin. Algeria was also part of the race before announcing its withdrawal on the eve of the CAF committee meeting yesterday. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The committee unanimously voted for Morocco\u2019s bid to organize AFCON 2025<\/p>\n<p>The committee also announced Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda s the host of the 2027 AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Morocco has showcased its full readiness to host Africa\u2019s biggest football event.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from both CAF and FIFA have hailed the quality of Morocco\u2019s football infrastructure and accommodation facilities, stressing that the North African country has what it takes to host prestigious sporting events, including\u00a0AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco showed its readiness by hosting several world-class CAF events, including the African Women\u2019s Cup of Nations in July 2022 and the Club World Cup earlier this year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hailing Morocco\u2019s potential to be a respectable host of international tournaments, the FIFA President said last year that Morocco is a great country not only for football but also as a country that knows how to organize major events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the continental event, Morocco is also bidding to jointly host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a candidacy which unites the two shores of the Mediterranean and reflects the ambitions and aspirations of the peoples of the region for further cooperation, interaction, and understanding,\u201d King Mohammed VI said of the joint World Cup bid in a speech last July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"kpTX9Up40ao\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Father has been sleeping with his own daughter  - Obra on Adom TV (27-09-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpTX9Up40ao?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFCON trophy Morocco has been officially announced as the host of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). 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