Football: CAF inspects Niger’s infrastructure for the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journal du Niger
Illustrative image · Guylain Kipoke · Pexels · Licence PexelsCAF has completed in Niamey its first assessment mission of Niger’s infrastructure for AFCON 2032, a joint bid with Burkina Faso and Mali. Experts examined sports facilities, hotels, transport and security, and are to submit their observations, according to Journal du Niger.
A CAF (Confédération africaine de football) assessment mission completed its inspection of Niger’s infrastructure for the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations on Monday in Niamey, according to Journal du Niger. Led by expert Bagasera Allevin, with representatives of CAF and the firm PwC, the mission examined the sports, health and hotel facilities that could host the competition.
The joint bid by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), was deemed admissible by CAF in July. The inspectors also studied transport, security and coordination arrangements. According to the authorities, three companies submitted bids to modernise the Général Seyni Kountché stadium in Niamey, one of which has been pre-selected. The contract is due to be signed in December, for a nine-month project starting in early 2027.
Sidi Mohamed Almahmoud, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, received the expert. The Nigerien government reaffirmed its support for the bid on financial, logistical, security and institutional fronts. The day before, CAF had already inspected Burkina Faso’s infrastructure for the 2030 AFCON.
