The Continental Football governing body (CAF) have rescheduled the Africa Cup of Nations which was originally scheduled for June 2023 to January 2024, six months later than scheduled.
CAF President, Patrice Motsepe made the announcement on Sunday at a CAF meeting in Morocco – a decision that may spark controversy due to players’ club commitment at the time it kicks off on the new date.
The finals which was billed for Ivory Coast, still remains as host, but concerns over the weather in West Africa have led to a change in the date “We took a lot of advice and we decided we cannot take a risk,” Motsepe said in the news conference.
We don’t want to run the risk of that our top competition is going to be washed out.
“January is not the best time because the European clubs do not want to release their players but we have no choice.”
Motsepe further disclosed that the qualifying matches scheduled for September would now be postponed and it will create room of Africa’s representative at this year’s World Cup to organize tougher friendlies for better preparations.
