The Confederation of African Football (Caf) hopes to complete the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying process by the end of this year.
The continental body’s calendar has been thrown into disarray due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
After kicking off with two games in November last year, the qualifying schedule to Cameroon 2021 was to continue late March but the pandemic set in, forcing Caf to announce an indefinite postponement.
With four qualifying matches left and with the ease of lockdown restrictions across the globe, Caf wishes to use the three international breaks left in the year – September, October and November – to complete the qualifiers.
Caf General Secretary Abdel Mounaim Bah, in an interview with Cameroonian outfit CRTV said:
“We have four qualifiers left which can be played in the next three international windows.
“With two games per window, we can conclude the qualifying process by November.”
It is unclear the decision on the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, which were also scheduled to begin in the October Fifa international break with match-day two of that qualifying series slated for November 2020.
Meanwhile, the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is currently scheduled for Cameroon from January 9 to February 6.
