Soccer-CAF reviewing decision to play Africa Cup of Nations every four years

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Oct 9 (Reuters) - Confederation ⁠of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe ⁠said the organisation was discussing reverting ‌to hosting the Africa Cup of Nations every two years.

Motsepe made the remarks at a CAF ​strategy conference in Cape Verde ⁠on Friday.

• CAF's ⁠decision to stage the continental championship every ⁠four ‌years had proved unpopular in many quarters.

• "We have discussed things over ⁠the last few days and are ​looking at ‌everything, including having the AFCON come ⁠back every ​two years," Motsepe said.

• He announced in December that there would be Cup of ⁠Nations finals in 2027 and ​2028, with the next one after that in 2032 and a four-year gap between ⁠tournaments to follow.

• This was to accommodate a new annual Nations League format that would fill up the calendar, which ​Motsepe said at the ⁠time would be more lucrative.

• The African ​continental championship, first staged ‌in 1957, has usually ​been played every two years.

(Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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10 月 9 日（路透社）——非洲足球联合会（CAF）主席帕特里斯·莫特塞佩表示，该组织正在讨论恢复每两年举办一次非洲国家杯。

莫特塞佩周五在佛得角举行的非洲足联战略会议上发表了上述言论。

• 非洲足联每四年举办一次洲际锦标赛的决定在很多方面都不受欢迎。

• “过去几天我们一直在讨论各种事情，正在考虑所有方案，包括让非洲杯每两年举办一次，”莫特塞佩说。

• 他在 12 月宣布，2027 年和 2028 年将举办国家杯决赛，下一届将于 2032 年举办，之后每届比赛之间将间隔四年。

• 这是为了适应新的年度国家联赛赛制，这将填满赛程，莫特塞佩当时表示，这将更有利可图。

• 非洲大陆锦标赛于 1957 年首次举办，通常每两年举办一次。

（尼克·赛义德报道；肯·费里斯编辑）

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