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Senegal were initial winners of Afcon 2025 before the result was overturned in favour of Morocco

ByFfion WynneBBC Sport Journalist
  • Published24 minutes ago

The African Cup of Nations (Afcon) will return to its traditional two-year cycle after a U-turn from the Confederation of African Football (Caf).

In December, Caf announced that the tournament would be held every four years instead, but that decision has been reversed after a review.

Under the new plans, the governing body was planning an African Nations League to replace Afcon as its biennial tournament, but acknowledged that it would take several years to generate the revenue required to become self-sufficient.