South Africa Sports Minister Gayton Mckenzie: As a country we have human capital and infrastructure to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations tournament

Gayton Mckenzie has declared South Africa as potential hosts for the 2028 Africa Cup of Nation tournament.

The South African Sports Minister says the country has what it takes to host the biennial spectacle.

Mckenzie revealed that South Africa could look into co-hosting options with neighbouring countries such as Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho.

“The time has come, and I can tell you unapologetically that South Africa will be submitting a bid for the 2028 AFCON, and we will invite countries like Namibia and Botswana, and because we are neighbourly, we want to say to them, form part of our bid," Mckenzie told SABC Sport.

“North and Central Africa have been hosting this tournament, it's now time for Southern Africa-it's our turn!

"If we let this opportunity pass, it will be two decades of no AFCON hosting. We have the infrastructure, we have the human capital and everything else that's needed."

"Some would say the time has come to stop playing small, we are not a small country, we are a great country, and we are not arrogant as we are willing to work together and be neighbourly. They are going to have to make a very strong case if the AFCON is not going to come to Southern Africa in 2028.

“The country is changing and the country is moving in the right direction. For the first time in a very long time, jobs are on the rise, we have the lowest record of inflation levels, and the rand is getting so much stronger."