Algeria officially announced its withdrawal from hosting the African Cup of Nations 2025 2027, one day before the announcement of the identity of the organizers for the next two editions . The Algerian Ministry of Youth and Sports had earlier announced its readiness to host the African Cup of Nations 2027, due to the advanced sports facilities provided by the Algerian higher authorities over the past three years.also The country has recently hosted several sporting events, including the African Nations Championship for local teams , the African Nations Cup for under 17s, the Arab Games, and the Mediterranean Games, which were held in the city of Oran in 2022 .
The Qatari website “Winwin” confirmed that the main reason that led the Algerian Football Federation to withdraw its candidacy file to host the African Cup of Nations 2027 is due to its knowledge that the identity of the organizers of this tournament had been decided behind the scenes . According to the same sources, the other reason for Algeria’s withdrawal is that the new executive office, led by the president of the federation, Walid Sadie, wants to focus on other important files, including those related to organizing the African Cup of Nations.
