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BFA keeps fingers crossed as CAF meets

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The Botswana Football Association (BFA), which made an expression for the country to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations, will keep its fingers crossed as the CAF executive meets on Sunday.

The hosting of the 2028 AFCON finals is expected to be under discussion, as the continent's mother body meets at a time when the fallout from this year's final involving Senegal and Morocco is escalating.

It is the first time CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, and his committee have met since a contentious decision to award the AFCON trophy to Morocco, stripping Senegal of the title.

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BFA keeps fingers crossed as CAF meets

The Botswana Football Association (BFA), which made an expression for the country to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations, will keep its fingers crossed as the CAF executive meets on Sunday.