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CAF will switch AFCON to a four-year cycle after 2028 to ease calendar pressure and launch the African Nations League with more prize money after 2029.
- On Saturday in Rabat, CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced the Confederation of African Football confirmed AFCON will be held every four years after the 2028 edition.
- Motsepe framed the change as easing pressure on the international calendar, noting the tournament faced challenges due to clashes with European club seasons in recent years.
- CAF confirmed specific hosting plans, noting Africa will stage the 2027 Cup of Nations in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and open bids for the 2028 tournament.
- Motsepe said CAF will introduce a new competition to replace lost revenue, with the first African Nations League after the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup promising more prize money and resources.
- Following prior scheduling shifts, including a 2019 move to June‑July, this year’s Morocco tournament is the eighth edition since the 2012 championship co‑hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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CAF To Organise AFCON Every Four Years
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be held once every four years after the 2028 edition, as against its long standing two year cycle. CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, announced the decision on Saturday in Rabat, where he addressed journalists on the eve of the opening match of the ongoing Morocco hosted tournament. He said the move was part of wider reforms aimed at easing pressur…
CAF launch ambitious initiatives to transform the African football landscape
On Saturday, CAF unveiled a record-breaking $10 million prize for the tournament winners and announced a new four-year tournament cycle, promising to elevate African football on the global stage
The change announced this Saturday, December 20, aims to harmonize the world calendar, according to the president of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Patrice Motsepe.
Held every two years since 1968, the continental competition will adopt a quadrennial pace, after the CAN 2027 scheduled in East Africa and the 2028 edition. At the same time, the CAF decided to increase the financial allocation to the winner of the tournament from $7 million, or about Pound5.2 million to £10 million, or almost Pound7.5 million. The dates of the final phase of CAN 2027, to be held jointly in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, have not …
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