00:00African football is getting a major shake-up with the creation of a nation's league
00:05and conversion of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations to a four-year cycle,
00:10the CAF president announced in Morocco.
00:13Taking into account the global fixtures, the AFCON now will now take place once every four years.
00:22Because historically, the AFCON was the prime focus
00:25where we could get resources to fund African football.
00:31In terms of this new dispensation, we will be getting resources every year.
00:38Mutepe also revealed the creation of the African Nations League,
00:42similar to UEFA's own Nations League.
00:44And increased the quality of our and the global calendar
00:48allows the best African players every year to be in Africa during the window.
00:56As part of this new competition, the African Nations League.
00:59So, the African Nations League will result in every year.
01:04What is new is that every year in Africa,
01:07there's going to be a competition every year
01:10where the best African players who play in Europe and worldwide
01:15will be with us on the continent.
01:17The changes do not affect the 2027 AFCON hosted by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
01:24The Nations League will take place in September, October and November every year from 2029.
01:30The Ultras
01:48The 351 AFCON
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