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CAF confirms 2026-27 calendar, sets dates for major competitions

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  • The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced its calendar for the 2026-27 season, aiming to provide stability for stakeholders.
  • Key events include the Africa Cup of Nations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (June-July 2027) and the CAF Super Cup in South Africa (November 2026).
  • Host nations for youth competitions were also confirmed, with Ghana, Morocco, and Egypt set to stage U-20, U-17, and U-23 tournaments, respectively.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finalized its competition schedule for the 2026-27 season, a move it states will bring much-needed certainty to its member associations, commercial partners, and fans.

CAF announced that the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted jointly by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from June 19 to July 17, 2027. The qualifying matches for this continental showpiece are slated to commence in September 2026.

Further solidifying the calendar, South Africa's Tshwane will host the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup on November 8, 2026. This match will pit the reigning TotalEnergies CAF Champions League champions, Mamelodi Sundowns, against the holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, USM Alger.

The increasingly stable calendar reflects CAF’s continued commitment to strengthening its existing Competitions while developing important new properties that will create additional opportunities at senior and youth level.

— CAFCAF stated this in its announcement regarding the confirmed key dates and host countries for its major 2026-27 competitions.

CAF also designated host countries for its youth tournaments. Ghana is set to host the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in February and March 2027, while Morocco will stage the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations in April and May of the same year. Egypt will be the venue for the CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, which doubles as the qualifying event for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Additionally, Morocco will host the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations from October 12 to 21, 2026, and Senegal will stage the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in November. CAF is also exploring the possibility of launching a new CAF U-17 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, aiming for a 2027 debut if logistical and sporting requirements are met. The organization highlighted that progress across these competitions signifies a crucial step in its objective to create a more stable and predictable African football landscape.

The progress across these competitions is an important step in CAF’s objective of creating a more stable and predictable African football calendar.

— CAFCAF commented on the advancements made in organizing its various competitions, emphasizing the goal of a more stable football calendar.
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