AFCON back to every two years as CAF reverses decision

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has actually reversed its choice to hold the Africa Cup of Nations every 4 years, bring back the competition’s two-year cycle.

In a post on X, CAF stated its Executive Committee all authorized the go back to the biennial schedule.

“The Confédération Africaine de Football (‘CAF’) Executive Committee (‘EXCO’) today all chose that the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (‘AFCON’) will go back to happening every Two Years,” the declaration stated.

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Executive Committee (“EXCO” )today all chose that the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) will go back to occurring every Two Years. The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe revealed at the CAF Strategy Conference in Cabo Verde which was held from 7-9 October 2026, that the CAF EXCO would be re-assessing and reassessing the choice it took in 2015, for the AFCON to occur every Four Years. https://t.co/fYNKBPhPae– CAF Media (@CAF_Media) October 30, 2026

The choice follows a statement by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe at the CAF Strategy Conference in Cabo Verde, held from October 7 to 9, 2026.

At that conference, Motsepe stated the Executive Committee would reassess the choice it took in 2015 to phase AFCON every 4 years.

The consentaneous vote now reverses that relocation. CAF’s post did not define which edition would mark the start of the brought back two-year cycle.

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