{"id":22669,"date":"2023-02-23T14:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T14:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/2023-african-games-postponed-new-date-set-to-be-announced"},"modified":"2023-02-23T16:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:10:36","slug":"2023-african-games-postponed-new-date-set-to-be-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/2023-african-games-postponed-new-date-set-to-be-announced","title":{"rendered":"2023 African Games postponed, new date set to be announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The 13th edition of the African Games, scheduled to take place in Accra from August 4\u201319, 2023, has been postponed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This decision comes after stakeholders, including the African Union (AU), the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA),<\/p>\n<p>and the Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC), agreed for the games to be moved to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution of the seeming impasse between stakeholders last Sunday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa has paved the way for a new date to be set.<\/p>\n<p>Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast will be the host cities for the competition, which has seen the addition of new disciplines including arms, wrestling, and rugby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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