Women’s Africa Cup of Nations pushed back from March to the summer

The Confederation of African Football has rescheduled the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to the summer less than two weeks before it was supposed to start. CAF says the tournament will now take place from July 25 to Aug. 16. The 16th tournament was supposed to be played in Morocco from March 17 to April 3 but reports persisted that Morocco wished to withdraw from hosting it for what will be the third straight time. The date change comes after CAF president Patrice Motsepe ruled it out on Feb. 13 because the tournament also doubles as a qualifying event for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.