The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations has been delayed for a year due to coronavirus, CAF has announced.
The CAF executive committee met on Tuesday and confirmed that the tournament will now be held in January 2022 in Cameroon.
Dates for the remaining qualifying fixtures will be announced later.
However, the 2020 Women’s AFCON that was scheduled for November has been cancelled.
Africa Nations Championship (Chan), which should have been played in April, will take place in January 2021.
‘’Health in our number one priority. We must remain vigilant,’’ Said CAF president while announcing the move.
Cameroon will stage both competitions.
’’The CAF executive committee is satisfied with the Cameroonian authorities for their commitment towards the hosting of the two competitions,’’ CAF president Ahmad Ahmad said.
‘’Cameroon is ready to host either competition and are within schedule.’’
The CAF champions League, which was halted at the semi-final stage, will restart in September with single legged fixtures. The venue will be announced later.
The Women’s CAF Champions League will be launched next year.
CAF also confirmed that CAF awards will not be held this year.
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So there will be some teams participating in two international competitions the same year if the world cup is not postponed.
Cameroon is the lucky one this time round as a host of the games.