Nigeria Not Hosting AFCON Since 2000 Is a Big Shame – Obinna Nsofor

Nigeria’s inability to host the Africa Cup of Nations since 2000 is “sad” and “a big shame,” according to former Super Eagles winger, Obinna Nsofor.
Speaking on the country’s declining stadium standards and inability to meet CAF requirements, the Nsofor said Nigeria must urgently address its infrastructure problems.

“The fact is that it’s been a very long time since Nigeria, as a country, had the opportunity to host any major tournament. The last one we hosted was in 2000,” he recalled.

“We all know the situation we have in Nigeria as a country in terms of infrastructure. The standard of the stadiums are not at the level required to host a major CAF tournament, and that’s the tr...