The Confederation of African
Football (CAF) on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt awarded Gabon the hosting rights of
the 31st edition of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Gabon won the bid ahead of Ghana
and Algeria to the hosting rights of the most prestigious football competition
in the continent.
Issa Hayatou, President of CAF,
made the announcement of the winner, after a vote by the CAF Executive
Committee at the 37th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF.
Delegations of the bidding
countries had earlier presented their bids to the CAF Executive Committee.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gabon had co-hosted the 2012
edition of the AFCON alongside Equatorial Guinea, while South Africa hosted the
2013 edition.
Equatorial Guinea hosted the
competition’s last edition in 2015 after Morocco pulled out of hosting the 30th
edition because of the outbreak of Ebola in some part of Africa.
Cote d Ivoire defeated Ghana in
the final match of the tournament in a penalty shootout.
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