The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the rescheduling of the third and fourth place final between Burkina Faso and host nation, Cameroon of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The federation announced the changes following consultation between its organising committee and the Cameroonian government. The change only affected the date and not the venue.
Both matches will be played in Yaounde, with the Olembe Stadium hosting the final and the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium the venue for the third-place game.
“The CAF Africa Cup of Nations Organising Committee, after discussions with the government of Cameroon and the Local Organising Committee [LOC], decided to move the Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 third and fourth place originally scheduled for Sunday 06 February 2022 to Saturday, 05 February 2022. The match, to be played at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, will kick-off at 20h00 (8pm Nigerian time),” CAF announced.
CAF did not give reasons that informed their latest amendment on the schedules.
The 33rd AFCON edition, which started on January 9 amid strict restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, will conclude on February 6.