AFCON bronze medal match moved to Saturday
Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Semi Final - Burkina Faso v Senegal - Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon - February 2, 2022 Burkina Faso players during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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The third-place playoff at the Africa Cup of Nations
finals in Cameroon has been brought forward from Sunday to Saturday, organisers
have confirmed.
The fixture will remain at Yaounde’s Ahmadou Ahidjo
Stadium, with no explanation given by the local organising committee for the
switch, though the decision was made "after discussions with the
Government of Cameroon", according to a statement.
The final will be staged at the Olembe Stadium, also
in Yaounde, on Sunday, and having to split security resources between two
different venues for matches hours apart may have been a factor in the
decision.
The Olembe Stadium was the scene of a deadly crush
that left eight people dead and 38 injured before Cameroon's round of 16 game
against Comoros Islands on Jan 24.
It will mean a short turnaround for the loser of
Thursday night’s semi-final between the hosts and Egypt. The first semi-final
match is on Wednesday evening as Senegal take on Burkina Faso.
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