CAIRO (The Thursday Times) — Confederation of African Football (CAF) ki janib se tournament ko 4 saal ke cycle par muntaqil karne ka faisla wapas lene ke baad Africa Cup of Nations phir se har 2 saal baad munaqqid hoga.
CAF ne pichhle December elan kiya tha ke Afcon har 4 saal baad khela jayega aur us ki jagah aik nayi African Nations League barr-e-azam ka har 2 saal baad hone wala muqabla hogi. Jaiza lene ke baad nigran idare ne tasleem kiya ke Nations League ko apne paon par khara hone ke liye kafi amdani paida karne mein kai saal lagenge.
CAF ke sadr Patrice Motsepe ne kaha ke executive committee ke 2 saal ka cycle bahal karne ke faisle ka maqsad "African football ke mafadat ko aage barhana, un ka tahaffuz karna aur unhein farogh dena" aur us ki 54 member associations aur barr-e-azam se bahar clubs mein khelne wale African khilariyon ke mafadat ka khayal rakhna tha.
Agla Afcon 2027 mein hoga jis ki mushtarka mezbani Kenya, Tanzania aur Uganda karenge, aur is ke baad 2028, 2031 aur 2033 mein editions honge. World Cup ki wajah se 2030 mein koi tournament nahin hoga.
Har 2 saal ke schedule ki wajah se arse se European clubs ke saath kasheedgi rahi hai, kyunke haal ke zyadatar tournaments club season ke darmiyan khele gaye hain. Pichhla edition tanaze par khatm hua jab final ki raat champion qarar diye jane wale Senegal se 3 maheene baad title chheen kar mezban Morocco ko de diya gaya.
