The reversion to a January Afcon in 2021 laid bare the problems inherent in a summer tournament, and raises some uncomfortable questions about Caf
Thirty months ago, the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football ratified the decision to alter the scheduling for the continent’s flagship football competition: the biennial Africa Cup of Nations.
Every other January, a pilgrimage of sorts saw European clubs shorn of their African players for three to four weeks, and former Caf President Issa Hayatou remained adamant in his insistence upon that time slot, unperturbed as Europe’s heavyweights gnashed their teeth.