Botswana Sports Minister Hon. Tumiso Rakgare calls on the Confederation of Southern Africa Football associations (COSAFA) to support the Botswana- Namibia 2027 Africa Cup of Nations hosting bid.
Rakgare revealed these at BONA 2027 AFCON Bid dinner hosted in Windhoek, Namibia ahead of the COSAFA Annual General Meeting .
The joint bid to host Africa’s prestigious football tournament is christened BONA 2027 for Botswana and Namibia.
Rakgare had highlighted that hosting the 2027 AFCON will give the COSAFA region a new lease of life.
” This is not a bid for Botswana or for Namibia but for the rest of the COSAFA region. We are calling on your support when the time comes for the decisions on this matter. We want to count on your support, as this will indeed help the region to grow”, he said.
Namibian Sports Minister Agnes Tjongarero giving her keynote address also called on the regional football bloc to rally behind the BONA 2027 AFCON
Rakgare further noted that the two governments will before the end of May 2022 announce their joint-bid team.
