Gabon to host 2017 African Nations Cup

ByReuters

Updated 08/04/2015 at 14:55 GMT+1

Gabon were named on Wednesday as the hosts of the next African Nations Cup finals in 2017.

The 2017 African Nations Cup will be held in Gabon

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They beat rival bids from Algeria and Ghana in a vote by the Confederation of African Football's executive committee at a meeting in Cairo.

Gabon replaces war-torn Libya, who withdrew last year as 2017 hosts because of the civil conflict raging in the country.

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