By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau
Super Eagles and other teams participating in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) billed for Cameroon in 2021 and FIFA World Cup slated for Qartar in 2022 are in for a busy schedule as the Confederations of African Football (CAF) has announced November as a new resumption date of Africa qualifier matches.
A release by the African football governing body made available to the media on Wednesday stated that CAF Emergency Committee has approved the resumption date for qualifiers of the Total Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 and the group stage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
It also said a busy schedule awaits the participating teams with double-headers from November 2020 through to November 2021 in the battle for spots to the final tournament of the two competitions.
The schedules for the two competitions had to be revised in light of the COVID-19 outbreak which halted many sporting activities across the continent and beyond for some time.
For Cameroon 2021, the qualifiers resume on 9-17 November 2020 with the Day 3 & 4 matches whilst the penultimate and ultimate matches take place on 22-30 March 2021.
The 40 teams in contention for the five slots for Qatar 2022 will commence the journey between 31 May and 15 June 2021 with the Day 1 & 2 matches. From 30 August till 7 September, the Day 3 & 4 matches are expected to take place with Day 5 & 6 matches fixed for 4-12 October 2021.
The Playoff matches have been scheduled for 8-16 November 2021.
Meanwhile, CAF said it is monitoring the situation closely and working with the relevant authorities with regards to hosting of the matches, and will make pronouncements accordingly in the event of developments that will affect playing a match at the designated venue.
