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Four-way AFCON bid battle begins

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Key document: Botswana delivered the three-volume bid book in Cairo on Wednesday

This week, Botswana took a giant step in its quest to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals, with the submission of the bid book to mother body, CAF.

Against odds after being abandoned by Namibia at the last minute, Botswana has soldiered on and the bid document, initially valued at P65million, was deposited in Cairo, Egypt, the CAF headquarters.

Under the co-hosting arrangement, Botswana was supposed to pay nearly P40million while Namibia was going to remit the remaining balance.

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Four-way AFCON bid battle begins

This week, Botswana took a giant step in its quest to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals, with the submission of the bid book to mother body, CAF.