The 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been postponed to January 2024, according to the press statement by the Confederations of African Football (CAF).
The bi-annual tournament will not be held on June 2023 as initially planned but in January 2024.
The 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been postponed to January 2024, according to the press statement by the Confederations of African Football (CAF).
The bi-annual tournament will not be held on June 2023 as initially planned but in January 2024.
The new development was stated during a press conference in Morocco on Sunday, July 3, 2022, by the Confederations of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe.
“TotalEnegies Africa Cup of Nation will now be held in January and February of 2024,” he said.
According to the CAF president, the new date is due to the Ivory Coast’s high rainfall from June to July.
He also acknowledged the host country for its immense improvement on the infrastructure and facilities that would enable a soft run of the the tournament.
“And even said so, I am so proud of the world-class infrastructure, facilities, support from the president, Alassane Ouattara, the prime minister (Patrick Achi) and the whole cabinet and the whole of football people in Cote D’Ivoire. I think the competition is going to be very special,” he said.
The 2023 AFCON qualifiers have already begun, with two group matches taking place in June 2022. The qualifiers will continue in September, with the qualification round set to end in March 2023.
2023 AFCON Postponed To January 2024 – CAF Statement
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