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CAF POSTPONES AFCON QUALIFYING MATCHES OVER CORONAVIRUS

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The upcoming Match Day 3 and 4 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series have been postponed on account of the fast spreading coronavirus which ahs also caused a halt to some major international sporting events.

Sports Village Square gathered that CAF has this Friday sent a circular to all member nations in this regard.

The circular is signed by the acting General Secretary, Abdel Bah. It reads in part:

“Following the growing concerns of the COVID-19 virus and the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) describing it as pandemic, CAF has decided to postpone the following competitions until further notice:

– Total AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Match Day 3 and 4 of the qualifiers scheduled for 25 – 31 March 2020;

– FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup Qualifiers: scheduled for 20 – 22 March 2020 and 27- 29 March 2020;

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– Total Women’s AFCON 2020 Qualifiers: scheduled for 8-14 April 2020.

A new schedule shall be announced in due time.”

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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