The reversal restores the tournament’s biennial schedule after CAF abandoned the proposed change. Yahoo Sports, citing an AP report, said CAF voted unanimously to revoke its previous decision. That earlier plan would have shifted the competition to a four-year cycle beginning in 2028.
The proposed four-year timetable was intended to create room for a new African Nations League, which the same report said could have begun in 2029. With the Africa Cup of Nations remaining every two years, that scheduling framework will no longer proceed as previously planned, although the supplied reports do not provide details of any alternative arrangements.
Financial considerations were central to CAF’s reasoning for the reversal, according to separate Yahoo Sports reporting. The available material does not provide a fuller breakdown of those considerations or explain how they affected the proposed competition calendar.
The decision preserves the established frequency of Africa’s principal men’s national-team tournament while changing the timetable for related proposed competitions. The reports confirm the return to a two-year cycle, but do not establish where the decision was made or set out further scheduling details.