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Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

FIFA Postpones African World Cup Qualifying Groups


Thu 06 May 2021 | 02:53 PM
NaDa Mustafa

FIFA decided on Thursday to postpone African World Cup Qualifying Groups untill next September amid COVID-19 fears.

 

"In conjunction with CAF and taking into consideration the current disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to ensure optimal playing conditions for all teams, it has been decided to postpone the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™️ that were due to be played in June 2021, " FIFA posted on its official website.

 

"The qualifiers are now scheduled to take place in the existing windows of September, October and November 2021, and March 2022," it added.