00:00The Confederation of Africa Football President Patrice Mosepe has confirmed that the Africa Cup of Nations will expand to 28
00:08teams from the 2027 edition,
00:10which will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from June 19 to July 17, 2027.
00:16Mosepe say the increase reflects CAF's plan to grow the tournament further after already changing the competition to every four
00:23years instead of every two.
00:25Under the new format, the group stage will feature seven groups of four teams.
00:29CAF says it will classify the qualification system soon, but 2027 African qualifiers will be played across three international windows,
00:38September 21 to October 6, 2026, November 9 to 17, 2026 and March 22 to 30, 2027.
00:48Mosepe also confirmed a major prize money increase for the 2026 Women's African Cup of Nations.
00:53The winner will now receive $2 million, up from $1 million, while each of the 16 qualified teams will get
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