The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed
its flagship competition, the Africa Cup of Nations.
The biannual competition was initially slated to hold in
January 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire but the continental body, arising from its
meeting in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday said it has shifted the tournament to
January and February of 2024.
CAF also announced changes in Champions League and
Confederation Cup finals.
CAF Executive Committee led by Patrice Motsepe took the
decision to shift the AFCON initially, billed for June and July 2023, saying it
was due to the concerns over the rainy season in Cote d’Ivoire.
Recall that while speaking to French daily publication Le
Monde last week, CAF Secretary General Veron Mosengo-Omba, admitted they were
considering a change in the date due to the weather conditions.
“We are considering it; it is one of the possibilities,” he
said.
“We asked Ivorian meteorologists to report to us on rainfall
history in Côte d’Ivoire in June and July, but also to share their projections
with us.”
Aside from the decision to postpone the 2023 AFCON, the CAF
Champions League and Confederation Cup finals were reverted back to home and
away format.
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