The Confederation of African Football has announced that the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire will be postponed to the months of January and February 2024.
According to the President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe, the postponement is as a result of the adverse weather conditions in Côte d’Ivoire.
The tournament was initially scheduled in June-July 2023, which are rainy seasons in Côte d’Ivoire.
This means AFCON Tournament will be held in January and February for the second time in a row, after the recent one in Cameroon.
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The CAF President announced today that the Executive Committee has decided that the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire will be postponed to the months of January and February 2024.
Initially scheduled from 23 June to 23 July 2023, Dr Motsepe said the postponement is as a direct and sole result of the adverse weather conditions in the country and after also having received further technical opinion from experts on adverse effects of staging the matches in that period.
June and July are rainy seasons in Côte d’Ivoire.