Friday’s change of position by CAF over qualifying matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations may have been prompted by FIFA.
CAF announced on Friday that the Match Day 3 and 4 of the qualifiers are postponed despite having three days earlier issued a press statement that the games would be played as the coronavirus has not been widespread in Africa.
But on Friday, FIFA recommended that all international football matches scheduled for March and April be postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Falling short of banning matches outright, world football’s governing body said that clubs would be allowed to refuse to send their players to national squad gatherings in March and April.
FIFA also said that it was working on rescheduling qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in both Asia and South America which have been postponed.
“All international matches previously scheduled to take place in March and April should now be postponed until such time that they can take place in a safe and secure environment,” FIFA said.
FIFA added that the “final decision” on any postponements “rests with the respective competition organisers or relevant member association in case of friendlies”.
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