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ICYMI: Guinea has been stripped of the right to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals and the bidding for the tournament is set to be reopened on Saturday, the Confederation of African football announced early on Saturday.

Senegal players celebrate after winning the Africa Cup of Nations, February 6, 2022.and the bidding for the tournament is set to be reopened on Saturday, the Confederation of African football announced early on Saturday.

In 2014, Guinea originally was awarded the hosting rights to the 2023 finals, along with Cameroon and Ivory Coast . The expansion of the Cup of Nations finals to 24 teams in 2019 meant Guinea’s sparse infrastructure was always going to be stretched and the decision is no surprise.

 

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