1 July 2020

The Confederation of African Football looks beyond Covid-19

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English translation of an archived publication. The roles, rules and references cited reflect its original publication date.

CAF’s Executive Committee approved various measures, including:
- rescheduling of the Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 to January 2022;

- the venue for the CAF Champions League Final Four will be decided later;

- Morocco will host the CAF Confederation Cup Final Four;

- cancellation of the 2020 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations;

- CAF President Ahmad Ahmad congratulated the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, under the leadership of His Excellency Abdel Fattah El Sisi, on signing the ten-year agreement on 24 June 2020.
CAF and its officials will enjoy the immunities and privileges granted to diplomatic missions within the territory of the Arab Republic of Egypt;

- the elective general assembly will be held on 12 March 2021;

- cancellation of the 2020 awards ceremony honouring figures in African football;

- CAF has allocated an additional USD 16.2 million to assist member associations. Each will receive USD 300,000;
The future of African football depends on all these measures aimed at recovering from the scars of Covid-19.