CAF: AFCON keeps its biennial cycle, ten months after promising a four-year format!
Ten months after announcing an AFCON every four years, CAF has reversed course and kept the biennial cycle. Patrice Motsepe, president of the body, justifies…
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AFCON: CAF reverts to biennial format, Motsepe cites revenue!
Less than a year after announcing an AFCON every four years, the CAF Executive Committee has voted unanimously to return to the biennial format. Patrice…
CAF: Doucet accuses Motsepe of “political politicking” after biennial U-turn!
Philippe Doucet, a journalist at Canal+ Sport Afrique, accuses Patrice Motsepe, president of the CAF, of “political politicking” after the return of the AFCON to…
CAF: AFCON stays biennial as Patrice Motsepe backtracks!
The CAF Executive Committee has decided “unanimously” to keep the AFCON every two years. Patrice Motsepe, the CAF president, had announced in December 2025 a…
AFCON: CAF restores biennial rhythm and sets editions until 2033!
CAF’s executive committee unanimously decided on Thursday 29 October 2026 to restore the AFCON every two years and abandon the four-year cycle. Patrice Motsepe announced…
CAF: Motsepe defends African football’s record and backs Infantino!
From Doha, CAF president Patrice Motsepe highlighted the commercial value of African football and the audience for AFCON in Morocco, while reaffirming his support for…
AFCON: Motsepe promises imminent decision on return to every two years
CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced in Doha that a decision on returning the AFCON to a two-year cycle would be taken soon, with Egypt and…
AFCON: a return to a two-year cycle looms, without official confirmation
CAF could return to an AFCON every two years, according to journalist Micky Jnr. The 54 member associations were consulted until Wednesday 28 October, but…
CAF: 54 federations consulted on AFCON every two years or every four!
CAF has asked its 54 member associations, Uganda included, to recommend whether the AFCON should be played every two or every four years. Replies are…
CAF: biennial AFCON under review, with Abuja set for General Assembly
The CAF Executive Committee, convened by its president Patrice Motsepe, is studying a return of AFCON to a two-year cycle. The ordinary General Assembly on…
Women’s Club World Cup: Africa will have its ticket to the United States!
FIFA officially confirmed on Thursday the first Women’s Club World Cup, to be staged in the United States from 5 to 30 January 2028. The…
AFCON 2027: CAF hands free-to-air tournament rights to MEL and MBS, 500 million households targeted
CAF has awarded the free-to-air broadcast rights for AFCON 2027 to Media Experts Limited and Media Business Solutions UK Ltd. More than 500 million households,…