Africa Cup Of Nations postponed until 2022
The Confederation of African Football has moved the biennial tournament to January 2022, while cancelling the African Women’s Cup of Nations
The next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has been postponed by 12 months, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) confirmed in their Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday.
The 33rd edition of the biennial tournament was due to begin in
Cameroon on January 9, 2021, but has now been pushed back to January 2022 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the continent.
“After consultation with stakeholders and taking into consideration the current global situation, the tournament has been rescheduled for January 2022,” Caf confirmed in a statement . “The date for the final tournament and the remaining matches of the qualifiers will be communicated in due course.”