The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reversed its decision to stage the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) every four years, restoring the tournament’s traditional two-year cycle.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe CAF Executive Committee unanimously approved the change on Thursday, with president Patrice Motsepe admitting that the proposed Africa Nations League would take too long to generate the revenue needed to support the development of football across the continent.##NAJAVA_MECA_10066871##CAF had announced the four-year AFCON cycle in December 2025 as part of a wider restructuring of its competitions. Under the abandoned plan, the 2027 and 2028 editions were to be followed by the introduction of a new Africa Nations League in 2029.The proposed competition was designed to bring together all 54 national teams in regional groups, with the respective winners progressing to an overall final. Motsepe rules out Plan B as East Africa races to ready for AFCON 2027CAF had hoped the format would create additional revenue streams, reduce its dependence on AFCON, and provide sustainable funding for football development across Africa.The changes were also intended to ease the growing scheduling conflicts between international football and European club competitions, which regularly lose African players during the AFCON tournament.However, Motsepe said the governing body had reconsidered the plan after recognizing that the proposed Nations League would take several years to deliver the financial returns required to make African football globally competitive and financially self-sustaining."We were concerned by the several years required before the proposed new Africa Nations League Pan-African competition could make the substantial financial and football development contributions for African football and CAF competitions to be globally competitive and self-supporting," Motsepe said.Pamzo reveals tactical adjustments behind APS Bomet’s maiden FKFPL winHe added that returning to the two-year cycle was in the best interests of African football and the continent's 54 member associations."The CAF EXCO decision is in the best interest of African football and CAF’s 54 Member Associations and will also contribute significantly to the development and growth of football in Africa," he said.The decision means the 2027 AFCON, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, will be followed by another edition in 2028.Thereafter, the tournament will move to a new schedule, with subsequent editions planned for 2031 and 2033, skipping 2030 to accommodate the FIFA World Cup.Shabana records paltry ticket sales in midweek clash against Migori Youth