Algeria want to replace Guinea as 2025 Cup of Nations hosts

Speaking during the African Nations Championship (CHAN) draw ceremony at an Algiers opera house, he announced that "Algeria will be candidates to host the 2025 AFCON".

On Saturday, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said Guinea would not host the 2025 edition because they were "not ready to do so".

The west African country, one of the poorest in the continent, has currently only one international-standard stadium, and Cup of Nations require six.

Launched in 1957 in Sudan as a three-country event, the Cup of Nations has gradually increased to 24 teams from the 2019 finals in Egypt.

Talking at a press conference in the Algerian capital ahead of the CHAN draw, South African billionaire Motsepe said "about 10 countries" are interested in replacing Guinea.