The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has cleared the air over reports that the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco has been postponed.
Earlier, it was reported that the tournament has been pushed forward by six months to the start of 2026 due to a clashing timeline with the expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held in the U.S. from June 15 to July 13, 2025.
“Reports on AFCON 2025 are untrue. The CAF Executive Committee will meet, deliberate and make a decision on the AFCON 2025 dates. CAF will thereafter issue an official statement on the matter,” CAF said via its X handle on Wednesday.
CAF however didn’t state when the executive committee will meet just as the 2025 tournament is yet to have a date.
General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba, yesterday, made the announcement on the postponement of the tournament in an interview with BBC.
“We can play after the Club World Cup, but is this good for the interests of the players who have played all the season and then they travel to America to play (and then) immediately come to play AFCON?” he said.
“Scheduling is a nightmare for everybody,” Veron Mosengo-Omba told the BBC.
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