While the Confederation of African Football had initially planned the date of February 10, 2023 to reveal the identity of the country which will organize CAN 2025, CAF has announced that this meeting will be postponed to a later date.
In his program on the YouTube channel of the Qatari media “WinWin”, the Algerian journalist, Hafid Derradji, returned to this question.
Indeed, the commentator of the channel, BeIN Sports, was pessimistic about a positive outcome for the Algerian file, “I think that the edition of the African Cup of Nations 2025 will not take place in Algeria . he says straight away.
With a file that meets international requirements and standards, Algeria is among the favorites to host the African Cup of Nations in 2025. The Algerian file for the candidacy of the organization of the CAN 2025 has grown following the more than successful organization of CHAN 2022.
Nevertheless, for Hafid Deraadji, this will not be enough for Algeria to have the right to organize CAN 2025, “the 23 members of the commission responsible for deciding on the identity of the host country of CAN 2025 have received the order to vote for Morocco to the detriment of Algeria. I still believe that this will not change and that Morocco is heading towards the organization of CAN 2025. » he adds.
Organization of CAN 2025: CAF faces a dilemma?
Given the extraordinary organization of the African Nations Championship, Algeria has scored points in its candidacy for access to CAN 2025. Algerian journalist Hafid Derradji said, “it is true that Algeria has strong assets by successfully organizing the CHAN 2022, but things are nailed in advance for this 2025 edition of the CAN. We have to focus on the next appointments and we have to learn from those lessons. he explains.
In his appointment on YouTube, Derradji indicated, “If the CAN of 2025 will take place in Morocco, CAF will be obliged to opt for another zone in the African continent in order to organize the CAN 2025 there. This will not be consistent since this decision will have turned a blind eye to the grandiose organization of CHAN 2022 in Algeria. he said.
In the waltz of explanations that Hafid Derradji delivered, he adds, “If CAF opts for Morocco in 2025, and for Algeria in 2027, it would find itself facing anger from Nigeria and Benin who will have to wait until 2029 to organize the CAN. It has been 3 decades since these two countries organized the CAN. This is the dilemma that the African football body will have to manage. »
Before ending, Hafid Derradji indicated that the body of Patrice Motsepe will wait until next June to decide on this question, “To avoid Algerian discontent, I think that CAF will wait until the summer to decide . This decision is motivated by the fact that the U17 CAN will be organized in Algeria. he said.
Finally, the BeIN Sports commentator delivered his prognosis for the organization of the CAN 2025, “I think that Morocco will organize the 2025 edition, Algeria will organize the CAN of 2027. Nigeria and Benin will organize the 2029 edition. This is obvious to me. he adds.
