CAN 2021: the draw set for August 17 (official)
A CAN draw board.
CAN 2021: the draw set for August 17 (official)
It’s official! The new date of the draw for the 2021 African Cup of Nations (CAN) is known. It will be August 17 at the Palais des Congrès in Yaoundé.
The information is contained in a correspondence sent on Wednesday July 28 to the Cameroonian Minister of Sports. This bears the signature of CAF Secretary General Véron Mosengo-Omba.
The final phase of this CAN will take place in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022. This is the second edition with 24 nations.
Four hats were made for the draw initially scheduled for June 25 and then postponed “due to the health context”.
Five African football legends are announced at this highly anticipated event in the land of the Indomitable Lions. They are Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Didier Drogba and Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast), George Weah (Liberia) and Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)
Written by RUTEMBESA Anicet @ Africa News24
Email: rutembesaanicet@gmail.com
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