The former heavyweight world champion hasn't boxed since losing to British rival Daniel Dubois in September 2024 but his promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that he has been approached about fighting in either Ghana or Nigeria.
The Matchroom supremo told ESPN: "We have had an approach from Ghana, and now Nigeria. I think AJ fighting in Africa would be incredible.
"If he fights again in February or March, he will have been out of the ring for 18 months. It's a huge amount of time to come back versus a top ten heavyweight but also it's Anthony Joshua and you have got these big site deals so you can't just fight some random geezer who is ranked 100th in the world over eight rounds. If he wasn't Anthony Joshua, you might actually do that but it's very difficult to do that in his position."
Joshua has recovered from elbow surgery and Hearn even suggested that his charge could return to the ring before the end of the year.
He said: "I thought initially no to AJ fighting this year, but now possibly.
"I went to Dubai to see him, and he is really back and locked in, zoned in. Getting over the defeat took him a good few months, then he had the injury, then he went back to camp, then he rested, but then it went again and he needed an operation, so that was another three months or so.
"It has been a really frustrating period. But when I saw him in Dubai I just really wanted to look him in the eye and find out if he wanted a quick money grab before you call it quits, or do you really want it, and the answer is the latter, he really wants to become three-time world heavyweight champion. That's his motivation."
Hearn also confirmed that Joshua is desperate to make a fight with Tyson Fury happen.
The promoter said: "I've never heard him speak about anyone like he speaks about Tyson Fury, not just wanting to fight him, but saying he can't wait to knock him spark out.
"I've never heard him talk like that before. He really wants to fight him, and really wants to beat him. But he is also looking at the division and how it is going to fragment a little bit with the belts, and also he's looking at getting active."
