AFCON imbalance as 'powerful blocs' get lion's share

The AFCON tournament has been hosted mostly in the west, central and north Africa
The AFCON tournament has been hosted mostly in the west, central and north Africa

Glaring imbalances in the hosting of the Africa Cup of Nations cup were again laid bare this week, as the continental tournament will stay in north and west Africa until at least 2025.

It is already six years since a country outside southern and east Africa hosted the tournament, and that will not change anytime soon, after CAF announced Egypt, Cameroon, Guinea and Ivory Coast as hosts for the next four editions.

In southern Africa, only South Africa (twice) and Angola, have hosted CAF’s flagship nations tournament.

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