Sports: Nigeria May Host IAAF Championships 2025 Edition

According to the Confederation of African Athletics President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, plans are in place to ensure a country in Africa hosts the athletics flagship event in eight years’ time. The countries shortlisted by the CAA President are Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. He claims that IAAF President Sebastian Coe is supportive of his plans and hopes to change a perception that Africa poses a greater security risk than other places. “I think one of these six countries has the economic potential to host the World Championships,” the Cameroonian, and IAAF vice-president, told Insidethegames in London. An African country has never hosted the sport’s flagship event, despite the huge success of athletes from the continent.
Malboum admitted Africa continues to face problems hosting events after Durban was stripped of the 2022 Commonwealth Games following a series of organisational problems. “It all depends on political will,” he said. “We think that 2023 will come too early for Africa, but in 2025 we have a real chance.”