FIFA has confirmed that the African Cup of Nations, originally scheduled to hold in CamerooCOVID-19n in January next year, has been rescheduled for 2022. The #SafeHome campaign was launched yesterday across Africa as part of a wider global initiative to raise awareness on domestic violence and child abuse. “A number of African football stars are supporting the campaign via video awareness messages distributed on social and traditional media. Amira Elfadil, said: ’’The African Union Commission is resolute and committed to the protection of women and girls. We align ourselves to leverage the popular appeal of football to raise awareness against domestic violence, particularly as stay-at-home measures in response to COVID-19 are in place.”

Source: The Guardian August 19, 2020 03:33 UTC