Tinoonga Mawere|(News of the South) Harare-The continent’s soccer governing body, CAF has officially announced that the kick-off date
for the 2019 AFCON finals will be delayed by a week.
However there are mixed sentiments on the decision by CAF to delay the AFCON Tournament by one week.
The tournament- which will be hosted in Egypt- is now set to start on 21 June instead of 14 until the 19th of July. The decision was made at an Emergency Committee meeting that was held on Sunday to accommodate Ramadan and the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.
The draw will take place on Friday 12 April 2019.Twenty-four teams will take part in the competition for the first time in history. Cairo will be home to two stadiums, including the 74,100-capacity Cairo Stadium where the opening match will be played.
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