Three countries, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and morocco have submitted bids to replace Kenya as hosts of the 2018 African nations championship.
The confederation of African football (CAF), which stripped Kenya of the hosting rights due to lack of infrastructure, confirmed that the three countries registered their interest before the September 30 deadline.
CAF is expected to pick a new host within the next 14 days for the tournament due to take place from January 12 to February 4, 2018.
Equatorial guinea's submission comes after it staged the Africa cup of nations for the first time in 2015.
Ethiopia has hosted the continent's premier showpiece on three occasions.
On its part, morocco recently launched its bid for the 2026 world cup,
None of the three countries has ever hosted the African nations championship.
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