Moncton beats out Sherbrooke, Que. in bid to host 2021 Francophone Games

The committee in charge of the FrancophoneGames hasrecommend Moncton-Dieppe, N.B., notSherbrooke, host the 2021 games.

• Sherbrooke vies to host 2021 Francophone Games

A delegation from Sherbrooke, including MayorBernard Svigny andformer premierJean Charest, made a pitchto the committee earlier this week in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast.

On Tuesday morning, Svigny told Radio-Canada the presentation went well.

"We tried to show them the face of Sherbrooke," he said.

However, on Tuesday afternoon, the government of New Brunswick confirmed the committee decided to recommend Moncton.

The city of Sherbrooke said the cost to nominate the city was $350,000.

Had its bid been successful, the mayor estimated the games would havecost $50 million, but would havegenerated $100 million in revenue.

The recommendation will be finalized by the committeeon April 7.