The situation reportedly arose when Libyan authorities allegedly denied the Super Eagles’ chartered flight, operated by ValueJet, permission to refuel and depart.
AFCON is scheduled for December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026; the Women’s tournament, scheduled for this year, is now slated for July 5 to July 26, 2025.
“We should be proud as Africans and the next one will be even better,” Mr Motsepe said.
It said that more than 70 nationalities have applied to cover Africa’s biggest event.
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen will slug it out with Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi for the 2023 CAF ‘Men’s Player of the Year’ award.
CAF has confirmed Marrakech, Morocco, as the venue for the CAF Awards 2023, scheduled for December 11.
The ultimate winner of each category will be decided after votes from a voting panel.
The latest development by the refereeing committee will be a huge relief for the fans who have been clamouring for it.
“Going into the next AFCON (2023), we still won’t have any Nigerian official; I am going to interrogate this matter.”
