Algerian Radio
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Saturday that the Africa Cup of Nations will now be organized every four years instead of every two, a change aimed at harmonizing the global football calendar.
This shift is part of a desire to restructure football on the African continent so that its "calendar is more harmonized globally," stated Patrice Motsepe during a press conference on the eve of the AFCON 2025 kickoff.
"In 2027 we will go to Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda [the three host countries, ed.] and the following AFCON will take place in 2028," explained the CAF boss.
A new competition, based on the UEFA Nations League model and held annually starting in 2029, will be created in parallel.
"After the FIFA Club World Cup in 2029, we will have the first African Nations League... with more prize money, more resources, and more competition," detailed Patrice Motsepe.
"As part of this arrangement, AFCON will now take place every four years," he concluded.
The Africa Cup of Nations has been played every two years (since 1968, then in odd-numbered years after 2013). AFCON 2023 was postponed to 2024.
