Football: CAF confirms return to biennial AFCON
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Football: CAF backtracks, AFCON returns to a two-year cycle (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The CAF Executive Committee unanimously decided to restore the Africa Cup of Nations to a biennial cycle, reversing its plan for a four-year cycle announced in December 2025. The next editions are scheduled for 2027, 2028, 2031 and 2033.
African football: CAF reverses its decision, the AFCON reinstated every two years (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The CAF Executive Committee has decided to return to an Africa Cup of Nations held every two years, abandoning the plan for a four-year cycle. The schedule of upcoming editions was also announced.
Africa Cup of Nations to maintain 2-year cycle after CAF U-turn (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will keep its two-year cycle after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reversed its earlier plan. CAF had announced a biennial Africa Nations League and a move to a four-year AFCON cycle.
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