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Coronavirus: CAF postpones 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers indefinitely

Coronavirus: CAF postpones 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers indefinitely

African football’s ruling body, CAF, has postponeed all qualifiers
for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations due to the Coronavirus epidemic.

The qualifiers were meant to happen between March 21-March 25 but CAF
said they were making the decision to postpone the qualifiers in order
to protect the health and safety of stakeholders including players,
sponsors, match officials and broadcasters.

                            Coronavirus: CAF postpones 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers indefinitely

A statement published by CAF on Friday evening read; “Coronavirus has
been declared as a pandemic by WHO. In Africa, only few cases have been
reported, but the situation could evolve negatively. Several players,
who are supposed to play the next Afcon qualifiers, come from countries
which have been severely affected by the virus (Europe, Asia),”

“Several African governments have taken strong restrictions on
travels; lock down, quarantine for people coming from countries affected
by the virus. Several clubs refuse now to release their players for the
next international matches.’  the CAF statement read.

Covid-19 also known as Coronavirus has been declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) .

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