Sports News of Saturday, 1 February 2020Source: bbc.comFifa President Infantino proposes Africa Cup of Nations be held every four yearsFifa President, Gianni InfantinoFifa President, Gianni Infantino, has proposed to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of biennially. "I propose to organise the Africa Cup of Nations every four years rather than two years," the Fifa President told delegates in Rabat. The next Africa Cup of Nations will be held in Cameroon in 2021 and will revert back to its original placing of January and February in the calendar. Last year, the Nations Cup in Egypt was held in June and July for the first time and was expanded to 24 teams. Infantino spoke about the Africa Cup of Nations in relation to specific areas which he identified as needing "intervention" to help boost African football.

Source: GhanaWeb February 01, 2020 13:41 UTC