African football: events to follow in 2021
Ghanaian Thomas Partey.
AFP - GIUSEPPE CACACE
Text by: David Kalfa Follow
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Between the African Nations Championship in Cameroon, the end of qualifying for the next African Cup of Nations, the end of the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the Olympic Games, the year 2021 promises to be rich for African football.
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JANUARY
01/08 Interclub competitions.
Draw for the group stages of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup.
01/15 CAF.
Ceremony in Yaoundé in honor of Issa Hayatou, designated "honorary president" of CAF.
01/16 to 02/07 CHAN 2020.
Final phase of the sixth African Nations Championship, in Cameroon.
FEBRUARY
12 and 13/02
Interclub competitions.
First day of the group stage of the
Champions League
.
02/14 Interclub competitions.
Round of framing to go
to the Confederation Cup
.
02/14 to 03/04 U20.
Africa Cup of Nations under 20, in Mauritania.
02/18 Olympic Games.
Women's intercontinental play-off first leg between Cameroon and Chile.
02/21 Interclub competitions.
Confederation Cup return framing tour.
02/23 Interclub competitions.
Matchday two of the Champions League group stage.
02/24 Olympic Games.
Women's intercontinental play-off return between Chile and Cameroon.
MARCH
05 and 06/03 Interclub competitions.
Matchday three of the Champions League group stage.
03/10 Interclub competitions.
First day of the group stage of the Confederation Cup.
12/03 CAF.
Election of the President of the African Football Confederation, in Rabat.
13 to 31/03 U17.
Africa Cup of Nations Under-17, in Morocco.
03/16 Interclub competitions.
Matchday four of the Champions League group stage.
16 and 17/03 Interclub competitions.
Matchday two of the Confederation Cup group stage.
22 to 30/03 CAN 2021.
Penultimate and last qualifying day for the next African Cup of Nations.
APRIL
02 and 03/04 Interclub competitions.
Matchday five of the Champions League group stage.
02 to 04 Interclub competitions.
Matchday three of the Confederation Cup group stage.
09 and 10/04 Interclub competitions.
Matchday six of the Champions League group stage.
09 to 11/04 Interclub competitions.
Matchday four of the Confederation Cup group stage.
04/21 Interclub competitions.
Matchday five of the Confederation Cup group stage.
04/28 Interclub competitions.
Matchday six of the Confederation Cup group stage.
MAY
14 to 16/05 Interclub competitions.
Quarter-finals first leg of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup.
05/21 FIFA.
71st Congress.
21 to 23/05 Interclub competitions.
Quarter-finals second leg of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup.
05/23 to 05/29 Beach soccer.
Africa Cup of Nations 2021, in Senegal.
05/31 to 06/15 2022 World Cup. Matchday one
and two of the African qualifying group stage.
JUNE
18 to 20/06 Interclub competitions.
Semi-finals first leg of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup.
25 to 27/06 Interclub competitions.
Semi-finals return of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup.
JULY
07/10 Interclub competitions.
Confederation Cup final.
07/17 Interclub competitions.
Champions League final.
07/21 to 08/06 Olympic Games.
Women's football tournament, with Zambia, even Cameroon.
07/22 to 08/07 Olympic Games.
Men's football tournament, with South Africa, Ivory Coast and Egypt.
AUGUST
08/19 to 29 Beach soccer.
World Cup 2021, in Russia.
08/30 to 09/07 2022 World Cup. Matchday
three and four of the African qualifying group stage.
SEPTEMBER
12/09 to 03/10 Futsal.
2021 World Cup, Lithuania.
OCTOBER
04 to 12/10 World Cup 2022. Matchday
five and six of the African qualifying group stage.
NOVEMBER
08 to 16/11 2022 World Cup.
Round-trip play-offs from African qualifiers.
2021: a non-final and fragile program
With the Covid-19 pandemic, this program is obviously likely to evolve.
We do not yet know the date of certain major events, such as the draw for the final phase of the next African Cup of Nations or the calendar of the first Women's Champions League.
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