France, April 1 -- African football bosses on Thursday announced the dates for the next African Cup of Nations tournament.

The 24-team event was scheduled for January 2021 in Cameroon but was postponed for a year as part of the international effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Even though the disease continues to rack up victims, the Confederation of African Football (Caf), which organises the Cup of Nations tournament, said it would run between 9 January and 6 February at six venues in the cities of Yaounde, Douala, Garoua, Limbe and Bafoussam.

Over the past week, the final two rounds of qualifying matches have been played to determine the last few members of next year's cast.

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