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The Confederations of African Football (CAF) has announced dates for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament to be staged in Ivory Coast.
The tournament which was due to take place between June and July this year was postponed to 2024 in a bid to avoid Ivory Coast’s rainy season.
Today, the continental football governing body has confirmed January and February 2024 for the tournament.
The opening match will be played on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan.
Meanwhile, the four-week tournament's final will be played on February 11, 2024.
CAF announced in 2017 that the finals would be moved from their traditional January-February slot to June-July to avoid repeated disputes with European clubs forced to release players in the middle of the season.
But the whether condition in the West African country derailed CAF plans, forcing them to move the tournament from summer to winter again.
The tournament which was due to take place between June and July this year was postponed to 2024 in a bid to avoid Ivory Coast’s rainy season.
Today, the continental football governing body has confirmed January and February 2024 for the tournament.
The opening match will be played on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan.
Meanwhile, the four-week tournament's final will be played on February 11, 2024.
CAF announced in 2017 that the finals would be moved from their traditional January-February slot to June-July to avoid repeated disputes with European clubs forced to release players in the middle of the season.
But the whether condition in the West African country derailed CAF plans, forcing them to move the tournament from summer to winter again.