CAF-appointed team are in Nigeria for the inspection of stadiums as well as related facilities that Nigeria has presented in a joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 35th Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) in 2025.
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| Team appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) carry out inspection of Stadia facilities in Nigeria. The West African country is bidding to jointly host the Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) 2025 with Benin Republic, neighbouring country. Photo: @thenff |
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) revealed: “Inspectors appointed by CAF are in Nigeria to inspect stadiums and related facilities that Nigeria has put forward in a joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 35th AFCON in 2025.
“(2) On the cards for evaluation are the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja; Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo; Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba; Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos; Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City and; Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.
“(3) The team inspected the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Friday.
Saturday saw them at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos while they were at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba and the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin on Sunday.
“(4) 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.
“Nigeria hosted the biennial event in 1980 and co-hosted with Ghana 23 years ago.”
