Nigeria and Benin on Friday beat the deadline for the submission of hosting bids for AFCON 2025, Prime Business Africa reports. There were expectations that Ghana would form a three-pronged hosting bid with Nigeria and Benin, but the West African nation has been sidetracked as its neighbours (Nigeria and Benin) joined the likes of Algeria and Morocco to signify interest. Meanwhile, Algeria is also interested in the hosting rights and has submitted a bid as well. President of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), Salah Bey Aboud, traveled to Cairo, Egypt, to finalise the submission of the bid himself. “I am

The World Cup 2022 draws to a close on Sunday, with France taking on Argentina in the final in Qatar, and the closing ceremony being staged before kick off at the Lusali Stadium. The curtains come down on the 2022 global soccer tournament with Lionel Messi and Argentina hoping to beat defending champions France. With the eyes of the world focused on Qatar for the last time in the competition, the organisers will be keen to leave a lasting postive image for fans to remember as the event by. There will be many big stars performing, with Nigerian-American musician Davido