CAF exco meets in Tanzania to deliberate on AFCON 2027

The Confederation of African Football executive committee led by President Patrice Motsepe is meeting today Friday 13th February in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania to deliberate on key issues among them the AFCON 2027 Pamoja host bid and to review its regulations and disciplinary code.

According to Motsepe, the review is paramount in giving the committee powers to impose more serious offences for conduct which undermines the integrity and global competitiveness of CAF competitions.

“I am confident that with the additional changes and extensive measures that we are introducing, African football and CAF competitions will continue to be respected, admired and amongst the best in the world,” said Motsepe.

CAF seems to have bowed to mounting pressure and numerous calls from stakeholders across the continent and globally to impose sterner disciplinary sanctions for Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw, after calling on his players to walk out of the pitch hence stopping the final for nearly 15 minutes.

Instead, in a shocking move, the CAF disciplinary committee only imposed a paltry five-match suspension on Thiaw.

The meeting comes at a time of a lot of uncertainty and anxiety about the readiness of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to stage the last biennial AFCON before it switches to a four-year period.

Emerging reports indicate CAF may postpone the 2027 tournament to allow more time for adequate preparations for the three EAC nations.