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Cameroon 2021 AFCON qualifiers to restart in November

The 2021 Cameroon African Cup of Nations qualifiers that were brought to a stop abruptly by the coronavirus pandemic has been scheduled to resume in November by the Confederation of African Football.

This was contained in a letter CAF has served to its Member Associations after an emergency executive meeting on Wednesday.

The qualifiers resume on 9-17 November 2020 with the Day 3 & 4 matches while the penultimate and ultimate matches take place on 22-30 March 2021.

The Black Stars are in control in Group C after two matches played; victories against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe, gathering 6 points and first in Group C last year before the COVID disruptions.

They were set to take on Sudan in a double-header in January when the qualifiers were postponed and will so between November 9-17.

Meanwhile, CAF has also given the green light for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers to also commence in May 2021.

The 40 teams in contention for the five slots for Qatar 2022 will commence between 31 May and 15 June 2021 with the Day 1 and 2 matches.

From 30 August till 7 September, the Day 3 & 4 matches are expected to take place with Day 5 and 6 matches fixed for 4-12 October 2021.

The Playoff matches have been scheduled for 8-16 November 2021.

Source: MyNewsGh.com

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