CAF moves 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to 2024

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in2024, as approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

This was revealed by CAF President Patrice Motsepe at a media briefing in Morocco following the Executive Committee meeting.

The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in June-July 2023, during the height of the rainy season in Ivory Coast.

“We cannot take the risk,” the South African said in the Moroccan capital Rabat.

This means the tournament’s continent’s flagship competition will be held in January and February for the second year in a row after 2021 edition took place in Cameroon earlier this year.

Caf announced in 2017 that the finals would be moved from their traditional January-February slot to June-July to avoid repeated disputes with European clubs forced to release players in the middle of the season.

“January is not the ideal time because of the European clubs, but it is the only choice we have,” Motsepe added.