AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS
Is referred to as AFCON/CAN and is the main international men's association football competition in Africa and its sectioned by the confederation of African football. It was first hold in 1957 and the current champion is Algeria. AFCON was supposed ti be hosted in 2020 in Cameroon but as other sports it was postponed.
Africa Cup of nation qualifier
The third and fourth rounds of qualifying this month for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon have been postponed because of the corona-virus outbreak, the organizers said Friday.
A total of 48 matches were scheduled to be played between Wednesday, March 25 and Tuesday, March 31.Confederation of African Football acting secretary general Abdel Bah said in a statement that several factors led to the postponements.These included many African stars being based in European countries that have been severely affected by the virus.Bah said players travelling to Africa could have been quarantined for several weeks, and some European clubs had refused to release African players.New dates have not been announced and one possibility is that the final two rounds of qualifying, set for June 1-9 and August 31-September 8, could change from one match day to two.
Fixtures
Group A
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