Support for Morocco’s quest to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, has been expressed by Botswana.
“Morocco has made a bid to host the 2025 AFCON Men’s final, and Botswana will [give] them the support it needs to be successful,” Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced on Monday on Twitter.
In the wake of a meeting with Chakib Benmoussa, Morocco’s Minister of Education and Sports, the president declared his nation’s support for the country of Morocco.
The fact that Benmoussa went to Gaborone, Botswana, to deliver a letter from King Mohammed VI to Masisi illustrates the close diplomatic links between the two nations.
The president of Botswana praised the alliance between the two nations and emphasised that his nation had “over the years enjoyed fruitful bilateral” relations with Rabat.
“We continue to strengthen these relations,” he said.
The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, which was held in Morocco from July 2–23, was also a success, and the Botswana president complimented Morocco on that achievement.
In October, Moroccan state media, MAP, cited a source close to the country’s football federation (FRMF) as saying that Morocco intended to put out a bid to host the greatest professional sporting event in Africa.
Morocco, which last hosted the African Cup of Nations in 1988, is the likely favorite to host the event given its close diplomatic links to other African nations. Additionally, WAFCON’s organisation in Morocco was excellent.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe commended recently the “distinguished” organisation of the competition, emphasising that WAFCON in Morocco shows that “we have the best football infrastructure in the world” in Morocco and in Africa.
In addition to Morocco, Algeria confirmed in October that its government will submit its bid to host the competition.
“Algeria will apply for hosting the Africa Football Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said that it has withdrawn the organization of the major continental sporting event from Guinea,” Youth and Sports Abderrazak Sebgag said.
CAF withdrew the hosting rights from Guinea due to a lack of infrastructure and equipment in order for the country to host the competition.