The Confederation of African Football (Caf) on Thursday postponed the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches earlier slated for June 2021, due to COVID 19 surge in some countries.
In a statement on Thursday the football body disclosed that the World Cup qualification games will now commence in September 2021.
“The CAF Emergency Committee, in consultation with FIFA, decided to postpone the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 that were due to be played in June 2021 after taking into consideration the current challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need to ensure the optimal playing conditions for all participating teams,”
the statement said.
