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Nigeria can host the Africa Cup of Nations, but it would require massive financial investment and facility upgrades. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently invited bids for the 2028, 2032, and 2036 tournaments. However, Nigeria must compete with countries like Morocco and South Africa

Current Standing and Challenges:

While Nigeria has successfully co-hosted the tournament previously (1980 and 2000), the country's recent track record for sports infrastructure has been a hurdle.

Recent Bids: Nigeria previously submitted a joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the 2027 AFCON. However, CAF ultimately awarded the 2027 hosting rights to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, while Morocco is scheduled to stage the 2025

Strict Requirements:
CAF requires host nations to present top-tier stadiums, advanced training facilities, accessible international airports, and modern hospitality infrastructure. The bidding process is now strictly vetted by independent experts like PwC to ensure operational viability.

Doable Action Plan

To successfully host a future AFCON (like 2028 or beyond), Nigeria would need to heavily upgrade facilities across the country. Key stadiums that would need significant overhauls or modernization to meet CAF’s 24-team tournament standards include:

1. Godswill Akpabio Stadium (Uyo)MKO
2.Abiola National Stadium (Abuja)Adokiye
3.Amiesimaka Stadium (Port Harcourt)
4.Yakubu Gowon stadium (Port Harcourt)
5.Teslim Balogun Stadium (Lagos)
6. Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium (Enugu):
7. Sani Abacha Stadium (Kano
8. Amadu Bello stadium (Kaduna)


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Make this jungle called nigeria better stay where contain am....we don disgrace ourselves reach na....host afcon make kidnappers kidnap Morocco national team..lol....

Only one caf approved pitch/stadium we get...which is uyo stadium....nigeria is gone, make we rest

1. Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (Uyo, Akwa Ibom): Often regarded as the best and most beautiful stadium in the country, this 30,000-capacity ultra-modern complex features bulletproof VIP suites and a pristine natural grass pitch.



2. Moshood Abiola National Stadium (Abuja): Formerly known as the Abuja National Stadium, this 60,491-capacity facility is the nation's premier multi-purpose sports center. It features a lush grass pitch, a tartan running track, and regularly hosts the Super Eagles' World Cup qualifier

Una wan finally expose una self to the whole world.

Pls noo. Let insecurity be nipped in the bud first. Mass kidnapping go yapa. Unfortunately, we don't have responsible leaders yet. Ordinary Oyo kidnapping, tinubu hasn't visited, talk less of calling Governor Makinde to show empathy, the man who fought hard to win Oyo for him in 2023, despite being in the opposition. That's the height of cruelty.

It would be most silly. We’re not a serious country

We lack maintenance culture, our stadia are in bad shapes, insecurity, poor infrastructure in many states.

Text jokes to 419 if you think Nigeria can bid to host common under 10 AFCON champion.

Where is the infrastructure? Insecurity nko? Whey the light sef?

bandit, boko haram, fulani herdsmen, randsom, raping,killing,beheading,

Na question be this?
Wey dem Dey dive travelers for road upandan

Dynamicboss:


Text jokes to 419 if you think Nigeria can bid to host common under 10 AFCON champion.

Where is the infrastructure? Insecurity nko? Whey the light sef?

Our people with their bad character
Them go tax (beg) fans and footballers
The other day they begged Mamelodi players after them don beat Naija boys finish,fans stil beg them

Nah. We're not ready. Do you want bandits to start invading hotels and kidnapping players and their team staffs? We should just maintain our lane jejely.

Nigeria get money


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Useless and NFA leaders

robosky02:
Nigeria can host the Africa Cup of Nations, but it would require massive financial investment and facility upgrades. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently invited bids for the 2028, 2032, and 2036 tournaments. However, Nigeria must compete with countries like Morocco and South Africa
Current Standing and Challenges:
While Nigeria has successfully co-hosted the tournament previously (1980 and 2000), the country's recent track record for sports infrastructure has been a hurdle.

You omitted the two other major challenges: insecurity and high poverty rates that continue to cripple life in the country for 10s of millions of people daily.

In this ThieffffNUBUs Nigeria?. I laugh.
Bandits don get bazaar be that.

You think the insecurity challenges in Nigeria is a joke.

Apc needs to be booted out before Nigeria can be qualified to host any major tournaments.

This will be a good news to bandits.Massive cash out for them.NFF should draft a memo to inform anyone coming to watch the tournament must make extra cash available for payment of ransom, as the government won't negotiate on anyone's behalf o.

Gbadugbakun:
Nah. We're not ready. Do you want bandits to start invading hotels and kidnapping players and their team staffs? We should just maintain our lane jejely.

I am beginning to assume that may have been part of OP's plan.

The Abuja National Stadium is now grazing reserve for Cows.
The one in Lagos is also in a state of disrepair.
We lack maintenance culture in Nigeria

Kobojunkie:
I am beginning to assume that may have been part of OP's plan.

Lol he's a bandit. Or an informat.

We are not ready for it. It will be a big disgrace to host AFCON now that our security situation something else. Never!

Make terrorists bomb the stadium?

See below picture, a tale of 2 stadiums in same location
1 is a federal monument left to rot , the other a state rehabilitated structure .

Pls we don’t want to host abeg

Nigeria is currently undergoing significant infrastructural shifts, driven by new road networks, remodeled and expanded airports, and other key developments.

The primary concern remains insecurity. However, 2032 represents a realistic target for transformation; by then, we can hopefully look forward to superior infrastructure, an economic uptick, and enhanced safety as state policing becomes fully fledged.

Lol. Except all the contegents and logistics will be routed tru air transport.

Otherwise, FG should just set aside $20 billion for serial random payments to kidnappers. Una go tire.

Abeg oooo, not yet after APC government don comot

Make them kidnap hakimi 🤣🤣

Nice one!

It would give us the opportunity to showcase our akara and kulikuli to foreigners.

What is the colour of your problem? Do you want players to be kidnapp.ed?

You want players and fans to start disappearing and people who took them to start demanding for billions of dollar?

Please don't go there