Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said on Wednesday that next year's Africa Cup of Nations faces some challenges, but he predicted the event, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, would be a 'huge success'.

Motsepe did not specify the nature of these challenges, but stadium construction in Kenya has raised concern over the past few years.

Government officials stated in May that construction work on the new 60,000-seat Talanta Sports City stadium in Nairobi and renovations to the 48,000-seat Moi International Sports Complex were on schedule.

Speaking at a press conference in Johannesburg, Motsepe said: 'We must trust our cadres despite the challenges, and failures may occur sometimes, but we must rise and try again.'

He added: 'But the Africa Cup of Nations in East Africa will be a huge success. There are some challenges, but I am proud of the work being done by the presidents of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.'

The tournament will be held in 2027, then again in 2028, and from then on the continental championship will be held every four years instead of every two years as previously.

Motsepe said the bidding process for hosting the 2028, 2032 and 2036 Africa Cup of Nations has been opened, and 'exciting bids' have been received to host the finals, although he did not provide further details.

The 2027 finals will be held from June 19 to July 17, but CAF has not yet announced the stadiums that will host them.

Qualifying for the 24-team tournament begins in September and will conclude by March.