The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially opened the bidding process for the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations, with Morocco, Ethiopia and a joint Botswana-South Africa bid emerging as the early contenders.
CAF confirmed that the three bids were submitted before the February 2026 deadline as part of its long-term hosting strategy, which also covers the 2032 and 2036 AFCON tournaments.
The bidding process requires interested countries to provide government guarantees, stadium and infrastructure plans, security arrangements and financial commitments before CAF’s inspection teams begin evaluation visits.
The move continues CAF’s efforts to improve hosting standards following recent successful tournaments in Cameroon (2021) and Côte d’Ivoire (2023/2024), while Morocco is preparing to host the 2025 AFCON before co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal.
CAF is expected to announce the winning bid after completing technical inspections and assessments of all candidate nations.