2029 Africa Cup of Nations

Scheduled 37th edition of AFCON

2029 Africa Cup of NationsTournament details

Host country| TBD
Dates| December 2029 - January 2030
Teams| 24

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The 2029 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2029 or CAN 2029, is scheduled to be the 37th edition of the biennial African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament is scheduled to take place between December 2029 and January 2030 due to the quadrennial FIFA Club World Cup having its tournament in the summer of 2029. African countries with favourable climatic conditions during this period (December-January) are eligible to bid for the tournament inorder to accommodate this period.

## Host selection

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Main article: 2029 Africa Cup of Nations bids

These nations have expressed an interest in hosting:

* Angola – In April 2024, CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, encouraged Angola to bid for the tournament.[1] Angola have only hosted AFCON once, in 2010.
* Botswana – Botswana have been preparing a bid to host the tournament, before launching an unsuccessfull co-bid with Namibia for the 2027 edition.[2]
* Democratic Republic of the Congo & Republic of the Congo – After their fourth-place performance in 2023, the president of the Congo DR stated he is preparing to bid for the event.[3] The capital of Congo DR, Kinshasa, recently hosted the 2023 Francophone Games but the nation has never hosted the Africa Cup of Nations.[4] In December 2024, Minister of Sports of DRC announced that a joint bid between both Congos is being worked on.[5]
* 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.[6] Ethiopia have previously hosted AFCON in 1962, 1968 and 1976.[7]
* Equatorial Guinea – During a visit from CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, The Equatorial Guinea government expressed their desire to bid in 2029 and 2031.[8] Equatorial Guinea have hosted AFCON twice, in 2012 with Gabon and in 2015 by themselves after original hosts Morocco withdrew due to the Western African Ebola virus epidemic.
* Zambia (potentially with  Botswana) – 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. A possibility to co-host with Botswana has been mentioned.[9] Zambia has never hosted AFCON, but they were stripped of the 1988 edition due to financial reasons.[10]

###  Withdrawn bids

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* Senegal — On 18 September 2024, The Director General of SOGIP (Société de Gestion des Infrastructures Publiques des pôles urbains de Diamniadio et du Lac Rose) has confirmed that Senegal will officially submit its bid to host the 2029 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).[11][12] However, on 18 October 2024, Senegal withdrew, citing a lack of infrastructure for the tournament as a reason for the withdrawal.[13] Talks about a possible joint bid with Gambia and Guinea was mentioned but never materialised.

## References

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1. ^ "Patrice Motsepe encourages Angola to bid for AFCON 2029 | soccer". SABC. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
2. ^ https://www.mmegi.bw/sports/political-hand-influenced-afcon-bid/news
3. ^ "AFCON 2029: DR Congo moves towards a bid". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
4. ^ III, Admin (24 February 2024). "DR Congo move to bid for AFCON 2029". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
5. ^ Adedeji, Sampson (14 December 2024). "Congo, DRC Congo Set To Present Joint Bid For 2029 AFCON". bsn Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
6. ^ "Ethiopia Joins Bids to Host the 2029 Africa Cup of Nations - Ethio Negari". 25 April 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
7. ^ "Football. Ethiopia Wants to Host AFCON 2029". Powers of Africa. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
8. ^ "Guinea Ecuatorial transmite al presidente de la CAF el deseo de albergar una de las ediciones de la CAN 2028 o 2030 - Huella Deportiva" (in Spanish). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
9. ^ "EYE 2029 AFCON BID – Daily Nation". Retrieved 10 October 2024.
10. ^ Malulu, Julius (3 October 2023). "Zambia plans to bid for the hosting of the 2029 AFCON". Bolanews. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
11. ^ "Dame Mbodj (DG Sogip) : « Le Sénégal est candidat à l'organisation de la CAN 2029 et la FSF doit porter ce plaidoyer »". 19 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
12. ^ Sports, Pulse (4 October 2023). "Senegal prepare to bid for AFCON 2029". Pulse Sports Uganda. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
13. ^ "Senegal withdraws bid to host 2029 Africa Cup of Nations - AfricaSoccer.com". 18 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

## External links

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* AFCON official website

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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.

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