The Super Eagles of Nigeria will know their foes for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in August, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced.
The tournament which will be hosted by Cameroon, was earlier scheduled for January and February 2021. But, was postponed in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which prevented qualifiers from taking place.
“Very good meetings have been taking place between CAF and the government and local organisers in Cameroon and I have no doubt in my mind that we will host a very successful Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon,” CAF President, Patrice Motsepe confirmed.
“I have three plans. Plan A is the AFCON next year in Cameroon. Plan B is the AFCON next January in Cameroon and plan three is that we are going to host something that should make all of us proud.
“There is work ongoing to make sure that it will be world-class quality. Yes, there are discussion and ongoing progress and an ongoing commitment that AFCON next year is going to be very good,” he said.
A total of 24 teams including host Cameroon will take part in the tournament billed for next year from 9 January to 6 February, 2022.
Algeria won the last edition held in Egypt after beating Senegal in the final. While, Nigeria took home the bronze medal at the expense of North African rivals, Tunisia.
