Ethiopia - Despite not having any CAF approved stadiums, Minister of Culture and Sports, Kejela Merdasa, wants to build six stadiums in the country to order the host AFCON in 2029 or 2031.[2] Ethiopia have previously hosted AFCON in 1962, 1968 and 1976.
Zambia (potentially with Botswana) โ After nine failed attempts at winning a bidding process for the Africa Cup of Nations, including most recently for 2027, Zambia wants to bid for a tenth time.[5] A possibility to co-host with Botswana has been mentioned.[6] Zambia has never hosted AFCON, but they were stripped of the 1988 edition due to financial reasons.[7]
Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. Football in Africa portal