Inspectors appointed by the Confederation of African Football are checking out the stadia and related facilities that Nigeria has put forward in a joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in the year 2025.
On the cards for evaluation are the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja; Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo; Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba; Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos; Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City and; Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.
A statement by the spokesperson for the Nigeria Football Federation, Ademola Olajire, on Sunday, said already, the four-man team of Jean-Louis Romain, Emma Bollet, Didier Levy and Timour Tawfik (accompanied by a couple of Nigeria football officials) had assessed the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in the nation’s capital.
It has also assessed Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos; Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, and the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.
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