"Next year's Africa Cup of Nations could be postponed until 2028 owing to doubts over the readiness of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to host the tournament, in a move that would lead the Confederation of African Football to scrap one edition of its showpiece competition. The Guardian understands that Caf's executive committee will discuss the proposal when it meets in Dar es Salaam on Friday, with Morocco's expected withdrawal as hosts for next month's Women's Afcon also high on the agenda."
"According to several sources in the ExCo, there are major concerns over the infrastructure in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and their ability to cope with a 24-team tournament due to be spread over 10 cities. Last August there were challenges including ticketing and security measures around the stadiums in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda that hosted the Africa Nations Championships (Chan) for domestic-based players."
"Any postponement would mean scrapping the tournament scheduled for 2028, for which Ethiopia had signalled its intention to rival a South Africa-Botswana bid. That would allow Caf to introduce its plan for a first African Nations League to take place in 2029. It wants that to replace the biennial Afcon and Chan as its chief source of income. Last month Motsepe insisted that the 2027 tournament would go ahead."
Next year's Africa Cup of Nations could be postponed until 2028 because of doubts over Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda's readiness to host a 24-team tournament across ten cities. Caf's executive committee will discuss the proposal when it meets in Dar es Salaam. There are major concerns about infrastructure, past CHAN challenges with ticketing and stadium security, and difficulties completing qualification with potential World Cup commitments for up to ten African teams. Any postponement would cancel the planned 2028 edition and allow Caf to introduce an African Nations League in 2029 to replace the biennial Afcon and Chan as its main income source. Morocco's expected withdrawal from next month's Women's Afcon and competing bids from South Africa, Botswana and Ethiopia are additional factors.
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