CAF Postpones 2026 Futsal AFCON To October Amid Criticism
The Confederation of African Football has postponed the 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, which was earlier scheduled to take place in April in Morocco.
The competition will now be held from October 12 to October 21.
The decision has caused disappointment among several teams and football officials across Africa because there was no official public announcement from CAF. Instead, participating countries reportedly received the information through internal communication channels.
Many national teams had already started serious preparations for the tournament before learning about the new dates. The sudden change has forced countries to adjust their training plans, travel arrangements and other preparations.
The postponement has also increased criticism of CAF’s organisation and communication, especially after similar schedule changes affected other competitions in recent months.
Morocco will still host the tournament later this year. The North African country has become one of the major centres for futsal in Africa after successfully hosting previous editions of the competition.
The tournament is expected to take place in Rabat, where Morocco’s national team will try to defend the title in front of home supporters.
Despite the disruption caused by the postponement, participating nations are now expected to continue preparations for the competition ahead of the new October dates.
