Why AFCON Games Would Be Played With 80% Capacity Crowd – CAF

Stadiums at this month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will have their capacity capped at 80 percent for the host’s matches due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African Football Federation said Tuesday. Other fixtures in the competition starting on January 9 and finishing on February 6 will only be played in front of 60 percent of the ground’s capacity. Sunday’s opening match between Cameroon and Burkina Faso will be played at the 60,000-seater Olembe stadium in Yaounde. “After many consultations with the Cameroonian government, in light of the evolution of the health crisis and the challenges imposed by the

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