Motsepe defends two-year AFCON cycle, explains decision to shift to 2031 and 2033 editions
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Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Dr Patrice Motsepe has defended the decision to maintain the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on a two-year cycle, while explaining the reasons for the revised competition calendar beyond 2028.
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How 13 newsrooms reported this
- MyJoyOnline, Motsepe defends two-year AFCON cycle, explains decision to shift to 2031 and 2033 editions
- Adom Online, AFCON set to return to two-year cycle as CAF reconsiders plans Neutral tone
- GhanaSoccernet, AFCON set to return to two-year cycle as CAF reviews schedule Neutral tone
- Modern Ghana, AFCON: Motsepe says decision on two-year cycle will be announced soon Neutral tone
- GhanaSoccernet, Decision on AFCON two-year cycle will be announced soon, says Patrice Motsepe Neutral tone
- YEN.com.gh, AFCON reportedly set to return to 2-year cycle after CAF reversal Neutral tone
- GhanaSoccernet, CAF reverses AFCON four-year cycle decision, returns to biennial tournament Neutral tone
- 3News, CAF restores AFCON to two-year cycle, scraps four-year plan Positive tone
- MyJoyOnline, AFCON back to every two years as CAF reverses decision Neutral tone
- Modern Ghana, CAF reverts to two-year AFCON cycle after reversing four-year plan Neutral tone
- BBC, Afcon to return to two-year cycle after Caf U-turn Neutral tone
- Graphic Sports, CAF restores AFCON to two-year cycle, reverses four-year decision Positive tone
- Adom Online, Motsepe explains CAF decision to restore AFCON two-year cycle Positive tone
How this story developed
3 developments over 5 days, 3 newsrooms in all
- Day 1 Thu, 29 Oct Motsepe defends two-year AFCON cycle, explains decision to shift to 2031 and 2033 editions First reported by Adom Online · 11 newsrooms · you're reading this
- Day 3 Sat, 31 Oct Why has Caf abandoned plans to hold Afcon every four years? Reported first by Adom Online
- Day 5 Mon, 2 Nov Why has CAF abandoned plans to hold AFCON every four years? Reported first by Graphic Sports
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How the newsrooms told it
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- Most neutral headline · Adom OnlineAFCON set to return to two-year cycle as CAF reconsiders plans
- Most positive headline · Graphic SportsCAF restores AFCON to two-year cycle, reverses four-year decision
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