Nigeria Sports Minister,Sunday Dare, has started that hosting the 2025 African Cup of Nations would accelerate Nigeria’s socio-economic development.
He said this on a radio programme yesterday, Dare said getting the nod to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations would open doors for the country’s economic growth.
Nigeria is bidding to co-host the 2025 AFCON with Benin Republic following original host nation, Guinea’s failure to meet Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) timeline on staging the event.
Dare, who said that the Federal Government was still waiting for CAF to decide on the bid, believes the country has done all expected of it by the African body, which recently inspected the nation’s facilities to ascertain whether they are ready for the biennial event.
Already, CAF/FIFA representatives have visited Abuja, Uyo and other designated stadiums for the AFCON. The sports ministry is waiting for CAF’s verdict to know the next step to take,” he said.
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