Sports News of Wednesday, 15 January 2020Source: GHANAsoccernet.com2021 Africa Cup of Nations to be played in January-February in CameroonThe Africa Cup of Nations will now be played in January and February in CameroonThe 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will be switched to be played in January and February to avoid the torrential rainfall in the central African country in the summer, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed. The next edition of the competition will now take place from January 9 to February 6 2021 rather than June-July which was the original schedule. This change comes just two years after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided to permanently switch the tournament from the January/February to June/July. For the first time the tournament was played in the summer in Egypt in June/July last year with no disruptions to the schedule of matches. However different weather patterns in Africa in various regions on the continent means that the rainfall would be heavy in Cameroon during the summer which has forced CAF to revert to the January-February schedule.

Source: GhanaWeb January 15, 2020 15:11 UTC