CAF has decided to postpone 2021 AFCON

Confederation of African Football (Caf) have announced that the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has been postponed by 12 months.

Algeria are the reigning African champions, having defeated Senegal 1-0 in the 2019 final in Cairo.

The 33rd edition of the biennial tournament was due to begin in Cameroon on January 9, 2021, but has now been pushed back to January 2022 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the continent.

Caf also confirmed the 2020 African Nations Championship—the biennial tournament for home-based players—will be played next year, having originally been scheduled for April 2020.

The Chan—which was also due to be held in Cameroon—had been indefinitely postponed due to the onset of Covid-19.