CAF: Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) maintained every two years beyond 2028 edition

The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will continue to be held every two years beyond its 2028 edition, the Confédération Africaine de Football announced following its executive committee meeting on 29 October 2026.

The governing body had initially announced on 20 December 2025, through its president Patrice Motsepe, that the competition would be held every four years from 2028. The CAF executive committee had indicated that it wished to reassess this decision on 9 October 2026. The move to a four-year cycle was intended to meet three main objectives: better integration into the international calendar, developing new commercial revenue and reducing conflicts with European clubs.

The CAF said the reassessment "was necessitated by, amongst other matters, the recognition that…