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Just 10 months after deciding to hold the Africa Cup of Nations every four years, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reversed course, returning on 29 October 2026 to a biennial schedule. CAF acknowledged that the African Nations League would take years to generate substantial revenue, while the change to the tournament schedule had disrupted the sale of its commercial rights. Figures from the 2025 Morocco edition also showed the tournament’s growing value: commercial revenue rose by more than 90%, and projected net profit reached $114 million, compared with around $75 million for the previous edition. Concerns among federations about losing revenue and opportunities to compete, along with the support expressed in most of the responses CAF received from the continent’s 54 federations, helped bring about the return to the previous schedule—though pressures linked to the European club calendar remain.
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