By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will now hold early 2026 in Morocco.
The biennial competition was initially scheduled to take place in June 2025.
It will now clash with with the expanded 32-team Club World Cup, set to be held in the United States from June 15 to July 13.
Veron Mosengo-Omba, CAF’s general secretary, revealed to the BBC that the AFCON would now be held in early 2026, acknowledging the pressing issue of scheduling conflicts.
Mosengo-Omba highlighted concerns regarding player welfare, questioning the feasibility of players participating in both the Club World Cup and the Afcon consecutively. READ ALSO:
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“For the men, we need to make sure that the dates that we’ll be choosing will be in the interests of the players,” said Mosengo-Omba.
“For this, we need to balance different aspects and also discuss with our partners and then we complete [the dates]. Scheduling is a nightmare for everybody.”
