CAF President, Issa Hayatou
Gabon won a three-country contest against Algeria and Ghana on Wednesday to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
The result of a vote among 14 Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee members was announced mid-afternoon in a Cairo hotel after the three candidates made short presentations.
The Gabonese were co-hosts with neighbours Equatorial Guinea of the 2012 Cup of Nations.
A Gabonese Football Federation official said maches would be staged in capital city Libreville, Franceville, Port Gentil and Oyem.
Stadiums in Libreville and Franceville were used for the 2012 tournament and the other two venues …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
