The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has dismissed rumours claiming that the format of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be changed, stating that the competition will maintain its 24-team structure.
This clarification was made known by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe, which was posted on CAF’s official X account on Thursday.
The post reads in part, “CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe confirmed that the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in 2027 will have 24 national teams. Media reports suggesting otherwise is untrue. The AFCON 2027 will be played in June-July 2027, and the qualifiers will start in September/October 2026.”
The 2027 version of the competition will be hosted jointly by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, which is the first time that the three East African nations will co-host the football competition.
More details later.
