Overview
- The Niger Football Federation said CAF formally approved the expression of interest from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to submit a joint bid for the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations, making them the first declared candidate for that edition.
- CAF president Patrice Motsepe said bids for the 2028, 2032 and 2036 tournaments were opened and that the confederation has received "exciting bids," and Goal/AFP reported that Libya has entered the 2028 race.
- Motsepe, who spoke on Wednesday, confirmed the 2027 finals will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from June 19 to July 17, 2027, and said qualifiers for the 24-team field start in September and finish by March.
- CAF has not yet announced match venues for 2027 and Kenyan stadium construction has been raised as a public concern despite government assurances that key projects such as Talanta Sports City and Moi International Sports Centre renovations are on track.
- The joint Sahel bid underscores a growing trend of multi-country hosting to spread costs and logistics, and the next milestones to watch are CAF's venue confirmations, the formal shortlist of bids for 2028/2032/2036, and the start of qualifiers in September.