South Africa among four countries in joint bid to host 2028 Africa Cup of Nations

[p]Botswana Football Association president Tariq Babitseng confirmed ‌the bid had been submitted in time ‌and they are hopeful of earning the hosting rights.[/p][p]While there is no official plan by the Confederation ‌of African Football (CAF) to rotate the ⁠hosting of the ‌tournament, the last three editions have been staged ​in central, west and north Africa, and the 2027 finals will be co-hosted ​by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kenya/CIAJw1QK/"]Kenya[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uganda/hnw06lwh/"]Uganda[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tanzania/KzAbFwJ7/"]Tanzania[/a] in the east of the continent. The south, therefore, may ⁠feel it is ​due.[/p][p][b]“We submitted on time to host the tournament in southern Africa,” [/b]Babitseng told reporters in Harare, where he was elected the new president of ‌the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), the largest of CAF's six zonal unions.[/p][p][b]“We have the transport routes and the infrastructure to host a successful tournament.”[/b][/p][image alt="Africa Cup of Nations trophy" id="634e656b-d58b-4100-9c07-9fe9ddb02a04" credit-line="ULRIK PEDERSEN / NURPHOTO / NURPHOTO VIA AFP" guid="e977c4cf-9f41-4131-b30f-42499a47dc4a" original-width="4732" original-height="3014" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/namibia/QLENxLuR/"]Namibia[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zimbabwe/APEVkV8h/"]Zimbabwe[/a] will co-host the 2027 Cricket World Cup next year.[/p][p]While unusual, it would not be unprecedented to have four nations host a continental ‌finals tournament.[/p][p]The 2020 edition of the European ​Championship was staged across 11 countries, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]‌England[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/fZRU25WH/"]Scotland[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wales/YcUP0Nqp/"]Wales[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ireland/Gfyqk1aG/"]Ireland[/a] will co-host in 2028. The 2007 Asian Cup was held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.[/p][p]South Africa (1996 & 2013) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/angola/rTRqsooo/"]Angola[/a] (2010) are the only Southern ⁠African nations to ⁠have hosted the ‌Cup of Nations before.[/p]