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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reversed its earlier decision to hold the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) every four years and will instead return to hosting it every two years. This change was unanimously decided by CAF’s Executive Committee due to concerns about the revenue potential of a proposed biennial CAF Nations League. The next AFCON tournaments are scheduled for 2027, 2028, 2031, and 2033, with no tournament planned for 2030 to avoid coinciding with a World Cup year.

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reversed its earlier decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to a four-year cycle, restoring it to its traditional biennial format. CAF announced this change on October 30, citing financial benefits and the interests of all 54 member nations. The previous plan had not been well-received by stakeholders when CAF’s president, South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe, proposed it last December. Recent AFCON tournaments have seen significant growth in global audiences, with a 61% increase in viewership from Europe, Asia, and South America compared to the 2024 edition, as well as a 35% rise in revenue from media rights sales in these markets.

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🔮 The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be held every two years, not four as was planned, governing body the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced after reversing an earlier decision.

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AFCON returns to 2-year cycle after CAF reverses quadrennial decision · assertive framing

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be held every two years, not four as was planned, governing body the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced after reversing an earlier decision. asserted

body → hold → decision

AFCON has traditionally been staged every two years, but CAF’s surprise decision last December to move to a four-year cycle was not widely welcomed. asserted

decision → stag → cycle

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criticism → back → AFC

CAF → back → statement

Under the previous plan, AFCON would have moved to a four-year cycle, with the proposed CAF Nations League becoming the continent’s biennial competition. asserted

League → move → cycle

CAF President Patrice Motsepe said at a strategy conference in Cape Verde earlier this month that the organisation was considering returning AFCON to a two-year cycle. asserted

organisation → say → cycle

CAF said the Nations League would take years to generate enough revenue to sustain African football. asserted

League → say → football

“The decision by the CAF Executive Committee to reinstate the organization of the AFCON every two years aims to advance, protect and promote the interests of African football and the 54 CAF Member Associations, as well as those of African players playing for clubs outside the continent,” Motsepe said in a statement. asserted

Motsepe → reinstate → statement

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will cohost the next edition in 2027, with subsequent tournaments to be held in 2028, 2031 and 2033. asserted

tournaments → cohost → 2028

There will be no AFCON in 2030, with CAF maintaining its tradition of not staging the tournament in a World Cup year. asserted

CAF → maintain → year

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