NIGERIA TO CO-HOST

NIGERIA has agreed to co-host the 2000 African Cup of Nations with Ghana. Chief of General Staff Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe said before the start of a World Youth Championship match in Ibadan late on Sunday that Nigeria is looking forward to hosting the competition with Ghana in January and February next year. The Confederation of African Football last month gave Nigeria a deadline of April 10 to decide whether it will co-host the competition, which was taken from Zimbabwe after it failed to meet stadium and financial targets. Reports earlier this month said the Nigerian government was unhappy that the offer was only to co-host the contest and was considering rejecting the proposal.