South Africa and Botswana are reportedly considering a combined bid to stage the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations, following discussions held at a CAF Executive Committee meeting in Rabat, Morocco.
The interest from the two Southern African countries emerged on the same day Morocco hosted the final of the 2025 AFCON, highlighting growing momentum around future tournament planning.
Morocco, the current host nation, are chasing a second continental title as they face Senegal in the final, their first appearance at that stage since 2004.
Senegal, on the other hand, are seeking to add to their maiden AFCON triumph secured in 2021.
This year’s tournament in Morocco comes ahead of the 2027 AFCON, which has already been awarded to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania as joint hosts.
The 2028 edition is expected to mark the final tournament under CAF’s current hosting arrangement.
From 2029 onwards, the competition will switch to a four-year cycle as part of CAF’s efforts to align Africa’s football calendar with FIFA’s global schedule.
On the pitch, Botswana exited the ongoing tournament at the group stage, while South Africa were eliminated in the round of 16 after a narrow defeat to Cameroon.
