The 2029 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2029 or CAN 2029, is scheduled to be the 37th edition of the biennial African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 December 2029 - 20 January 2030 |
| Teams | 24 |
Host selection
editThese nations have expressed an interest in hosting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo – After their fourth-place performance in 2023, the president of the Congo DR stated he is preparing to bid for the event.[1] The capital of Congo DR, Kinshasa, recently hosted the 2023 Francophone Games but the nation has never hosted the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ethiopia - Despite not having any CAF approved stadiums, Minister of Culture and Sports, Kejela Merdasa, wants to build six stadiums in the country to order the host AFCON in 2029 or 2031.[2] Ethiopia have previously hosted AFCON in 1962 and 1976.
Equatorial Guinea – During a visit from CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, The Equatorial Guinea government expressed their desire to bid in 2029 and 2031.[3][4] Equatorial Guinea have hosted AFCON twice, in 2012 with Gabon and in 2015 by themselves after original hosts Morocco withdrew due to the Western African Ebola virus epidemic.
Zambia (potentially with 
Botswana) – After nine failed attempts at winning a bidding process for the Africa Cup of Nations, including most recently for 2027, Zambia wants to bid for a tenth time.[5] A possibility to co-host with Botswana has been mentioned.[6] Zambia has never hosted AFCON, but they were stripped of the 1988 edition due to financial reasons.[7]
References
edit- ^ "AFCON 2029: DR Congo moves towards a bid". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ https://ethionegari.com/2024/04/25/ethiopia-joins-bids-to-host-the-2029-africa-cup-of-nations/
- ^ https://ahoraeg.com/politica/2024/04/09/guinea-ecuatorial-posible-anfitrion-de-la-can-2028-o-2030/
- ^ https://huelladeportiva.net/2024/04/09/guinea-ecuatorial-transmite-al-presidente-de-la-caf-el-deseo-de-albergar-una-de-las-ediciones-de-la-can-2028-o-2030/
- ^ Malulu, Julius (3 October 2023). "Zambia plans to bid for the hosting of the 2029 AFCON". Bolanews. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "EYE 2029 AFCON BID". Daily Nation. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Malulu, Julius (3 October 2023). "Zambia plans to bid for the hosting of the 2029 AFCON". Bolanews. Retrieved 30 March 2024.