France, Oct. 30 -- In December, shortly before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations began in Morocco, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe announced that the tournament would be held every four years from 2028.

He said the change would allow a proposed new competition, the African Nations League, to be staged for the first time in 2029.

However, after a meeting of CAF's executive committee in Cairo, Motsepe said there had been no objections to keeping the tournament on a two-year cycle.

"The decision was based on advancing, protecting and promoting the interest of African football and CAF's 54 member associations, as well as the interest of African players employed by football clubs outside Africa," said Motsepe ...