{"id":55236,"date":"2026-02-27T22:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/doubts-persist-weeks-before-womens-afcon-2026"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:58:31","slug":"doubts-persist-weeks-before-womens-afcon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/doubts-persist-weeks-before-womens-afcon-2026","title":{"rendered":"Doubts Persist Weeks Before Women&#8217;s AFCON 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong> <\/span>With under three weeks until the kickoff of the <b>2026 Women\u2019s AFCON<\/b> on March 17, uncertainty still surrounds the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco has reportedly warned it may struggle to meet timelines amid heavy scheduling and stadium renovation projects.<\/p>\n<p>Faced with this impasse, CAF has remained worryingly silent, having yet to officially announce a postponement or relocation.<\/p>\n<p>While South Africa has said it is ready to step in, the lack of communication from the pan-African body leaves the qualified teams in an unprecedented logistical vacuum, directly threatening the staging of the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eritrea<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. With under three weeks until the kickoff of the 2026 Women\u2019s AFCON on March 17, uncertainty still surrounds the tournament. Morocco has reportedly warned it may struggle to meet timelines amid heavy scheduling and stadium renovation projects. 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