CAF Faults Pinnick Over AFCON 2025 Bid Talk

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Pinnick, said the country plan to step in and host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations – but the Confederation of African Football (CAF) insists the tournament will be staged in Guinea.
Pinnick announced on Tuesday that he had informed CAF executives of Nigeria’s interest to co-host the 2025 tournament with Benin during an emergency Zoom meeting.
The political situation in Guinea, under military rule since a coup last year, has led to concerns over security and organisation for the 2025 finals.
Some media reports have suggested the event could be moved away from the West African nation, but a top CAF official says neither his organisation nor Guinean football officials have discussed such events.
“The host for the 2025 tournament remains Guinea and that has not changed,” he told Tidesports source.
“We’ve not discussed anything about a replacement or received any communication from Guinea about the inability to host. At this very moment, everything is on track for Guinea to host and there is no reason to suggest otherwise.”
However, Pinnick, a member of the governing council of world governing body FIFA, remains confident of the country’s ability to stage the 2025 edition with neighbours Benin.
“We are still in the early stage of the whole process,” he said.
“As time goes on things will get clearer as to the stadiums Nigeria will present to host the matches.