The Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided yesterday to postpone the draw for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals to be hosted by Cameroon.
The draw of the AFCON 2021 finals draw was initially scheduled to be held in Yaounde, on 25 June. However, the Continental body also announced that the new date for the AFCON 2021 draw would be announced in due course.
The postponement is coming a month after CAF experts went on an evaluation tour of the Yaounde Multipurpose Sports Complex designated to host the draw ceremony.
“At the request of CAF, the Cameroon Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has agreed to postpone the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 final draw for logistical reasons related to the Covid-19 pandemic,” read a statement on CAF official website.
CAF continues to work together with its partners, the Cameroon government and the LOC with the objective of making the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 a successful event and a great celebration of African football.
Cameroon will host the finals of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations from 9 January till 6 February 2022 with participation of 24 teams.
The biennial competition has been moved two times before CAF decided to hold it in January 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic.