The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will now be held every four years from 2028, CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced during a press briefing on Saturday in Rabat.
Motsepe said the 2027 AFCON, to be hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, will go ahead as planned and the 2029 edition will be moved forward to take place in 2028. The next AFCON after that will be in 2032.
“There’s going to be a competition every year where the best African players who play in Europe and worldwide will be with us on the continent,” Motsepe said.
“What’s going to happen now is you’ll have the equivalent of an AFCON every year,” Motsepe added. “You’ll have the best African players in the world participating and playing in African football at the highest level in the continent every year.”
Motsepe also announced the introduction of an African Nations League that will take place every year, similar to Europe’s UEFA Nations League.
He explained that the competition would feature all 54 CAF member associations, split into four geographical zones, with matches scheduled for September and October ahead of the finals in November.
