{"id":194724,"date":"2026-02-13T10:55:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/caf-to-decide-on-wafcon-2026-afcon-2027"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:01:34","slug":"caf-to-decide-on-wafcon-2026-afcon-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/caf-to-decide-on-wafcon-2026-afcon-2027","title":{"rendered":"CAF to decide on WAFCON 2026, AFCON 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Confederation of African Football, CAF, will take major decisions on the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, and 2026 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations on Friday (today).<\/p>\n<p>CAF\u2019s executive committee will meet in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, on Friday (today) to take decision as regards both competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The WAFCON 2026 finals is due to be played in Morocco next month.<\/p>\n<p>However, a congested international calendar, and doubts over the readiness of co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to stage a befitting 2027 AFCON may force the competition to be further postponed until 2028.<\/p>\n<p>A decision is also expected to be made on host of the Women\u2019s AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>There are reports Morocco will pull out as host of the competition, with South Africa ready to step in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Confederation of African Football, CAF, will take major decisions on the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, and 2026 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations on Friday (today). CAF\u2019s executive committee will meet in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, on Friday (today) to take decision as regards both competitions. 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