According to the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania's combined candidacy for hosting the competition in 2027 also succeeded. Guinea was replaced by Morocco after being disqualified from the competition in October of last year due to issues with the facilities and infrastructure. Additional bids for 2025 included Zambia and one from Nigeria and Benin together. However, they decided to back out so that Morocco could demonstrate its worth in the hopes that it would boost the likelihood that Africa will host the World Cup.

The alternatives for both competitions, according to CAF President Patrice Motsepe, would have "proud" Africa. He noted that the bids' quality of infrastructure, including amenities, lodging, and hospitals, had been taken into account while making judgments. "The decision that was taken today was to focus on African unity, development, and growth, in the context of those countries withdrawing," Motsepe said of Morocco's victory, which also followed Algeria's withdrawal on the day of the vote. "Morocco is receiving a sizable amount of funding until 2025. The whole continent of Africa is included in Morocco's bid to host the World Cup.

The selection of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania marks the first time since Ethiopia in 1976 that countries from the Council for East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) would host the competition. Motsepe said, "The three countries got together because our criteria and regulations are quite high, similar to those of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and the European administrative organization Uefa. Infrastructure projects can cost hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. When football unites nations, it makes me happy. The AFCON 2027 will be a big success.