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CAF dismisses AFCON 2021 cancellation ‘fake news’
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The African Confederation (CAF) has dismissed rumors that the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2021 will be canceled.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The news coming out of Europe has been labeled by CAF as &#8220;lies and fake news.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-15470 size-large" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/images-74_resize_25-1123x630.jpg" alt="AFCON" width="1123" height="630" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The European Clubs Association (ECA) has decided not to release African players for the AFCON, according to sources on Thursday morning.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Lux September, the ECA&#8217;s Head of Media Relations and Operations, took to social media hours after hearing the news from the ECA and learning of the tournament&#8217;s cancellation from Europe.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mr. Lux September retweeted a tweet from Mail Online, claiming that CAF leaders were debating the tournament&#8217;s cancellation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mr. September reacted to a similar tweet from another publication, Get French Football News (GFFN), which claimed that CAF heads were meeting over the AFCON termination.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He made it known that all the news is fake and the reports are out to undermine Africa, specifically labeling the reports as fake news.</span></p>