Caf president: “No postponement: the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on January 9 in Cameroon”

No postponements, no postponements, no cancellations. The Africa Cup of Nations will take place regularly in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022, as per calendar.

This was confirmed by the president of Caf Patrice Motsepe after a meeting in the capital Yaoundè this afternoon with the Cameroonian head of state Paul Biya. “I will arrive in Cameroon on January 7th to see them play football. And I will be at the Olembé stadium on the 9th with my family to attend Cameroon-Burkina Faso. And I will also be there on February 6 to deliver the cup, which my friend Samuel Eto’o (behind him during the interview, ed.) Is convinced will go to a certain national team … But also the president of the Senegalese federation it is, for another team, however … “.

cooperation

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“We all have to work together, with Europe, China, America, we all love football. But we have a duty to develop our continent and I am convinced that African football is among the best in the world. We want our African players to play in Europe, to be successful there and to play all over the world. But we also want to build African football to become a world center of excellence. So we will engage with all clubs. Furthermore, we are guided by the FIFA rules which prevent clubs from retaining a player called up for the national team for an official competition. This is very important because we cannot always allow Africa to be the last ”.

biya

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“I had a very fruitful meeting with the President of Cameroon – Motsepe then closed -. The most important thing is his commitment. During yesterday’s meeting, I was a little more concerned. Yesterday we talked about infrastructure. An excellent job has been done to ensure that an event that will make the Cameroonian people proud, as well as that of all of Africa. Today’s goal was to focus more on Omicron, because Omicron is a great global challenge ”. Therefore phrases that leave no room for interpretation. It is obvious that the pandemic situation will have to be constantly monitored but by now, less than three weeks from the start, it seems certain that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will take place regularly.