BBC · Jan 20, 2023

George Weah backs Morocco's bid for 2025 Afcon

Weah won both the Fifa Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or awards in 1995Liberian President George Weah has added his backing for Morocco's bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

The former striker, who is the only African ever to win football's prestigious Ballon d'Or, awarded to the world's best player, said he expressed his "fullest and strong" support for the nation who reached the semi-final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

BBC Sport Africa understands Weah relayed his backing in private during the MEDays international peace forum last November which is hosted annually in the Moroccan city Tangier.

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