Motsepe Drops Major Africa Football Update — A New Era for CAF
17 January 2026
CAF Boss Motsepe Announces CHAN Cancellation
Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), announced the cancellation of the African Nations Championship (CHAN).
In a Saturday press conference, Motsepe explained that CHAN is untenable because it generates significant financial losses.
He added that introducing a CAF Nations League would trigger a review of CAF competitions, making CHAN less relevant to the continent’s football calendar.
The CAF chief emphasized that the federation’s focus is on quality and respecting the global football schedule.
AFCON Reshaped: Four-Year Cycles, Bigger Prize, Clearer Calendar
He noted that the plan is to hold the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) every four years, with the prize money for the champions raised to 10 million dollars.
Earlier, Motsepe had indicated that AFCON would be staged at four-year intervals, while increasing the prize money to reflect the competition’s growing prestige.
The article also references an upcoming AFCON match between Senegal and Morocco, scheduled for January 18, 2026, at 20:00.
These moves are part of CAF’s strategy to modernize African football and align it more closely with major international calendars.
Humor breaks: If football calendars needed a nap, CAF just trained it to sleep with its eyes open. And if a four-year cycle is too long, think of it as a dragon-slaying plan: you wait four years, you wake up to a bigger prize and a shinier trophy.
