The African Football Confederation (CAF) has switched the dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations finals to January 2024, six months later than scheduled, the ruling body's president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday.
The finals were due to be played in June next year in the Ivory Coast, which remains as host.
But concerns over the weather in west Africa in mid-year have dictated a change.
"We took a lot of advice and we decided we cannot take a risk," Motsepe told a news conference.
"We don't want to run the risk of that our top competition is going to be washed out.