See Why CAF Moved 2023 AFCON To 2024
AFNews Reporter
Jul 04, 2022
See Why CAF Moved 2023 AFCON To 2024
The Executive Committee of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in C├┤te d'Ivoire to 2024.
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CAF President Patrice Motsepe, who made the announcement on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco after the committee's meeting, said the competition would hold in the months of January and February.
Initially scheduled from June 23 to July 23 in 2023, Motsepe said the competition's postponement was a direct and sole result of the adverse weather conditions in C├┤te d'Ivoire.
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ÔÇØThe decision was also taken after having received further technical opinion from experts on adverse effects of staging the matches in that period,ÔÇØ he added.
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