The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is pushing to co-host the 2028 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
This was revealed by the Victoria Falls City Council after ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi met the city council on Tuesday.
According to a post by the council, Magwizi is scouting for land to build a football stadium in the city.
The venue will form part of the country’s drive to strengthen its bid to join a regional proposal led by South Africa to host the 2028 AFCON tournament.
The council said: “ZIFA President Nqobile Magwizi on Tuesday led a delegation to Victoria Falls to scout for land for the construction of a state-of-the-art soccer stadium as the country solidifies its bid to host the next Africa Cup of Nations in 2028.
“Accompanied by ZIFA General Secretary Norman Gwangwadza, the football body delegation met the City of Victoria Falls management led by Town Clerk Mr Ronnie Dube and some councillors, including ZIFA Southern Region vice-president Cllr Tafadzwa Mutowa, putting the tourism city in the spotlight for sports tourism and infrastructure development.
“After a brief meeting, they toured some pieces of land in Mkhosana and near the gorges.”
The statement added: “With CAF and FIFA involved, plans are to construct a modernised stadium with B Arena and C Arena.
“ZIFA is therefore looking for space to build a stadium and Victoria Falls becomes one of the potential host cities.”
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