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Dates set for 2022 Africa Cup of Nations finals

Next year’s re-arranged Africa Cup of Nations finals will be played in Cameroon from 9 January-6 February 2022 the Confederation of African football have confirmed.

Reuters
The Cameroon football team pose for a photograph ahead of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between Cameroon and Rwanda at Stade Omnisport in Douala on March 30, 2021. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP)
DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMOAFP

Next year’s re-arranged Africa Cup of Nations finals will be played in Cameroon from Jan. 9-Feb. 6, the Confederation of African football said on Thursday.

The finals were postponed from this year because of the covid-19 pandemic.

The teams that have qualified are Cameroon (hosts), Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Comoros Islands, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.

The 24th and final place will be decided in June between Benin and Sierra Leone.

The draw for the finals will be held on June 25, CAF added, but did not give a venue.