2021 AFCON: CAF Confident Of Wrapping Up Qualifiers By November

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has expressed optimism of concluding the qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) before the end of the year.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus have brought football on the continent on its knees but CAF appear to be moving ahead with the competition set to take place in Cameroon in January/February 2021, despite the outbreak.

Two matches have played already before Africa's football governing body suspended all football activities.

With four qualifying matches remaining and three more international breaks in September, October and November before the end of the year, CAF intends to honour two games per window to conclude the qualifiers by November 2020.

“We have four qualifiers left which can be played in the next 3 international windows.

"With 2 games per window, we can conclude the qualifying process by November,” CAF General Secretary, Abdel Mounaim Bah, told Cameroonian journalist Njie Enow of CRTV.

CAF Secretary General AbdelMounaim Bah
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.

The 2021 Afcon will be hosted in Cameroon.