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Africa, Algeria, Morocco
CAF again postpones announcement of CAN 2025 host nation

Patrice Motsepe, President of CAF on 1 October 2022. © Billel Bensalem/APP/MaxPPP

The Confederation of African Football was due to reveal which country would host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on 10 February. But the decision, in which Morocco and Algeria are currently favourites, has been put off for diplomatic and logistical reasons. [...]

Published on 17/01/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Africa, Algeria, Morocco
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Madagascar
Rajoelina played quiet role in choice of national football team manager

South Sudan
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Millionaires' duel kicks off for Guinean Football Federation chairmanship

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