The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 will not be held in June 2023 as originally scheduled, according to the Confederations of African Football.
The bi-annual competition will now take place in the Ivory Coast in January 2024, according to CAF.
The CAF president claims that the revised date was chosen because of the Ivory Coast’s heavy rains in June through July.
He also commended the host nation for enhancing the buildings and services necessary to make the competition successful.
This was disclosed by the CAF President, Patrice Motsepe in a press conference in Morocco earlier today.
“TotalEnegies Africa Cup of Nation will now be held in January and February of 2024,” he said.
“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.
