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The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON in English and CAN in French, and currently known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013. The competition is expected to revert to even-numbered years and become a quadrennial event, taking place in leap years from 2028.
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Variant of football played on a court
Futsal is a scaled-down, smaller, less popular variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game of association football, and it also shares similarities with five-a-side football and indoor soccer.
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The Zambia National Futsal Team has made a winning start to its 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign...
The TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON Morocco 2026 will be broadcast live to a global audience on CAF’s official YouTube channel, CAF TV, with all 16 matches available from 12 to 21 October.