The fate of the 2022 African Cup of Nations scheduled in Cameroon on January remains unclear, owing to a lack of agreement on when the tournament should be held and coronavirus complications. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced holding the African Cup of Nations from January 9 to February 6, amid a refusal from the European clubs to send their players in light of the fears about the omicron variant spreading across African nations. According to sources, Infantino is expected to present two solutions to the executive office of the CAF in order to save the tournament. The first is to postpone it, and the second solution is to hold the tournament without professional players in Europe. This idea came to the first official in FIFA after the great success that took place in FIFA Arab Cup 2021, despite being held without professional players from European clubs.

Source: Egypt Independent December 20, 2021 03:13 UTC