Ethiopia’s passion for football saw them host the Africa Cup of Nations thrice during the early years, the last time in 1976. But facilities have largely remained the same until recently when the government began to invest in infrastructure around the country. They want to use the CHAN as a launching bid for the 2025 AFCON, Basha told me this week. PM Hailemariam affirmed Ethiopia's growing capacity to host AFCON. Kenya will host next year’s CHAN and is upgrading facilities but only two stadiums have met CAF requirements.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2017 02:03 UTC