‘So much disrespect’: outrage grows over postponement of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

Players and coaches demand more accountability from Caf after latest decision further disrupts preparation scheduleOn 13 February, Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), promised that this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon), scheduled to be played in Morocco between 17 March and 4 April, would go ahead as planned. One of the reasons he had to make that statement was the 2024 tournament had been postponed for a remarkable 19 months, until July 2025.That supposedly solemn presidential promise was broken on 5 March, 12 days before the start of the tournament, with many of the teams – including Nigeria, the defending champions, Cameroon and Ghana – playing friendlies across Africa and Asia to prepare for the showpiece, which also determines which teams get to represent the continent at next year’s World Cup.This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, visit this page and foll...


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