Uganda, Feb. 28 -- The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations that concluded a fortnight ago in Ivory Coast has received its flowers as one of the best-ever tournaments to be hosted by Caf.

From the stadiums, pitches and the spills and thrills, Ivory Coast ticked many right boxes. There were a few glitches here and there but the good largely outshines the black spots.

Now considering that the next final will be held next year in Morocco -one of the three main countries chosen to host the Fifa World Cup in 2030 -, the planet expects a World-Cup-grade tournament.

The next one after that (2027) has been awarded to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and definitely Caf and Africa will not expect a dip in quality. That leaves the three countries, the first trio...