BREAKING: CAF announce new dates for AFCON 2021 qualifiers
The Super Eagles’ doubleheader tie against Sierra Leone in the AFCON 2021 has been scheduled to take place November 9th to 17th 2020.
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Daily Times recalls that CAF postponed the AFCON 2021 qualifies match which was scheduled to kick off from March 25-31 indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A statement from CAF said the 2021 AFCON qualifiers will be held between November 2020 and March 2021.
“For Cameroon 2021, the qualifiers resume on 9-17 November 2020 with the Day 3 and 4 matches whilst the penultimate and ultimate matches take place on 22-30 March 2021.”
“The 40 teams in contention for the five slots for Qatar 2022 will commence the journey between 31 May and 15 June 2021 with the Day 1 and 2 matches. From 30 August till 7 September, the Day 3 and 4 matches are expected to take place with Day 5 and 6 matches fixed for 4-12 October 2021.”
Meanwhile, the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, which are in the second round, will happen between May 2021 and November 2021.
