At the end of an executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Tanzania, Patrice Motsepe, president of the body, silenced rumors of postponement on Friday. He assures that CAN 2027 will not be postponed and will be co-organized by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

Published on: 02/13/2026 - 12:57 Modified on: 02/13/2026 - 2:02 p.m.

Patrice Motsepe persists and signs. CAN 2027 will neither be postponed to 2028 nor withdrawn from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The CAF president silenced the rumors on Friday February 13 during a press conference following an executive committee of the African body.

On an inspection tour in Tanzania, he wanted to reassure, repeating on multiple occasions that everything would be ready on time for the 36th edition of the African Cup, the final phase of which is scheduled for June and July 2027.

A review of the regulations

Returning to the 2025 edition in Morocco, Patrice Motsepe once again thanked the host country for its organization and congratulated Senegal for its victory.

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But he also deplored the images of the final and indicated: "We will study the regulations to review the extent of the fines and sanctions. They must be commensurate with the seriousness of the violations of the rules of the game. We will amend the regulations to ensure that the sanctions are adequate."

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The League of Nations to develop stadiums

Contrary to other rumors, Patrice Motsepe did not announce the host country of CAN 2028. However, he confirmed that from this 37th edition, the queen competition of Africa will switch to the quadrennial rhythm, aligning with the dates of Euro football and the Copa America.

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He specified the terms of the future League of African Nations, which will take place every two years, between each CAN and World Cup. It will take place in a format by geographical area. The stated objective, according to him, is for the new competition to accelerate the development of sports infrastructure across the continent.

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