To win the WC, we have to push for a joint hosting bid with Ghana and CIV

[Scipio Africanus]

And host it in February See how weather conditions are dealing with everybody in this CIV hosted AFCON. No European teams will make the quarterfinals.

[waka-man]

And host it in February See how weather conditions are dealing with everybody in this CIV hosted AFCON. No European teams will make the quarterfinals.

Genius. Ghana will still go out in the first round

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

Cohosting with Benin and Togo or with Cameroon might be better because of proximity


Cheers.

[vancity eagle]

Cohosting with Benin and Togo or with Cameroon might be better because of proximity


Cheers.

CIV and Cameroon already have the facilities.

Nigeria, CIV, Cameroon.

The European teams would suffer greatly. LOL.

[Penarity]

And host it in February See how weather conditions are dealing with everybody in this CIV hosted AFCON. No European teams will make the quarterfinals.

Going by your logic, Doha would not have taken place in December. The fact is that he who pays the piper calls the tune. I do not see it changing any time soon.

[Enugu II]

Cohosting with Benin and Togo or with Cameroon might be better because of proximity


Cheers.

Exactly!! The sharing of borders will make travel easier especially via ground transportation for fans and ultimately impact attendance figures.

For the WC, it will be a tall order given the requirements and the facilities required - stadia, hotels, travel. It will be a tall order in West Africa. Just my opinion.

AS for the AFCON? One thing that this AFCON has shown is the work done by CAF beyond the standard of play. The officiating has been top notch, the playing surfaces among the best globally. Important, revenue will be in neighborhood of $70-over $100 million. This is not counting gates which as we know is really fallen to #3 in sports revenue these days. The revenue is critical given CAF's projected pay out to teams. This is an area CAF has to work on to ensure much improved revenue. Of course, this is why I have argued that CAF must insist on a 2-cycle AFCON, its cash cow, and resist the pressure to go to a 4-year cycle which will hit hard revenue wise.

It is this AFCON cash-cow that brings in the money to prop up competitions for WAFCON and the likes of the AYC. Those other competitions will not survive without the money largely raised via AFCON. This what most people do not see when they advocate for an AFCON in the summer. Imagine the AFCON competing for revenue (Broadcast revenue) in a period when continental competitions may also be taking place in Europe and the Americas. That is problematic.

[Odas]

And host it in February See how weather conditions are dealing with everybody in this CIV hosted AFCON. No European teams will make the quarterfinals

[felarey]

Let’s fill the stadiums first. Maybe the North Africans can.

[felarey]

Let’s fill the stadiums first. Maybe the North Africans can.

[Damunk]

Shay we dey fear hypertension from watching SE live?
If we host, additional tension from security issues and power cuts will nearly kill all of us.
Abeg, I no want.
Not as Nigeria dey at the moment.

[Scipio Africanus]

Shay we dey fear hypertension from watching SE live?
If we host, additional tension from security issues and power cuts will nearly kill all of us.
Abeg, I no want.
Not as Nigeria dey at the moment.

This would be a biiig chance for Nigeria to finally start slaying the dragon of poor infrastructure. Have a 20 year plan to upgrade power, road, rail and accommodation infrastructure to make for a strong bid. The world would love to come to Nigeria because we have a LOT to offer culturally, a TON. Plus Nigeria I strongly believe is among one of the top 5 football cultures in the world (notice I didn’t say most successful, yet). It is time to stop underachieving.

Even with our issues we successfully hosted the U-20 World Cup in 1999 I believe.

Once we host and win that first World Cup, it will become customary for Nigeria to be a World Cup contender every tournament.

[packerland]

Shay we dey fear hypertension from watching SE live?
If we host, additional tension from security issues and power cuts will nearly kill all of us.
Abeg, I no want.
Not as Nigeria dey at the moment.

This would be a biiig chance for Nigeria to finally start slaying the dragon of poor infrastructure. Have a 20 year plan to upgrade power, road, rail and accommodation infrastructure to make for a strong bid. The world would love to come to Nigeria because we have a LOT to offer culturally, a TON. Plus Nigeria I strongly believe is among one of the top 5 football cultures in the world (notice I didn’t say most successful, yet). It is time to stop underachieving.

Even with our issues we successfully hosted the U-20 World Cup in 1999 I believe.

Once we host and win that first World Cup, it will become customary for Nigeria to be a World Cup contender every tournament.

lol at 20 year plan…you want our politicians to starve. Na stolen dollars and pounds meant for infrastructure dey sweet them.

Hosting the World Cup doesn’t guarantee us winning jack. It might give us the best chance to get to the quarters or semi like South Korea but winning it is very hard. We didnt win the U-20 and U-17 we hosted in our own backyard even with the heat advantage. The WC is a big boys game.

[Scipio Africanus]

Shay we dey fear hypertension from watching SE live?
If we host, additional tension from security issues and power cuts will nearly kill all of us.
Abeg, I no want.
Not as Nigeria dey at the moment.

This would be a biiig chance for Nigeria to finally start slaying the dragon of poor infrastructure. Have a 20 year plan to upgrade power, road, rail and accommodation infrastructure to make for a strong bid. The world would love to come to Nigeria because we have a LOT to offer culturally, a TON. Plus Nigeria I strongly believe is among one of the top 5 football cultures in the world (notice I didn’t say most successful, yet). It is time to stop underachieving.

Even with our issues we successfully hosted the U-20 World Cup in 1999 I believe.

Once we host and win that first World Cup, it will become customary for Nigeria to be a World Cup contender every tournament.

lol at 20 year plan…you want our politicians to starve. Na stolen dollars and pounds meant for infrastructure dey sweet them.

Hosting the World Cup doesn’t guarantee us winning jack. It might give us the best chance to get to the quarters or semi like South Korea but winning it is very hard. We didnt win the U-20 and U-17 we hosted in our own backyard even with the heat advantage. The WC is a big boys game.

It's all mental, my broda. Mental belief.