AFCON: return to a tournament every two years, Claude Le Roy makes a revelation

The French coach made a confession

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AFCON: return to a tournament every two years, Claude Le Roy makes a revelation

Former Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana and DR Congo head coach Claude Le Roy recently revisited the sensitive issue of how often the Africa Cup of Nations is held.

A few months ago, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided to move the AFCON to a four-year cycle. But now, the African governing body has announced that it is considering a return to staging the tournament every two years. This about-turn has raised many questions about the body’s governance.

🚨 𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗔 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗘 𝗡'𝗘𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗦 😭 La première chose à laquelle Claude LeRoy a eu à faire face pour son retour au Congo Brazzaville, c'est la disparition dans la nature du président de la Fédération. Le technicien français a été au regret de constater que les joueurs Brazzavillois vivaient un véritable pendant près de 10 ans, avec des conditions totalement dramatiques. Ce qui, selon lui, justifie le fait que presque tous les grands joueurs Brazzavillois hésitent à revenir en sélection. 👉 Voici ce que Le Sorcier Blond a lâché sur RMC Sport 🗣 "𝙇𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙫𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙫é𝙘𝙪 𝙡'𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙙'𝙖𝙣𝙣é𝙚𝙨." 👉 NOS VOISINS SOUFFRAINT EN SILENCE 🫣
— Leopardsactu (@leopardsactu) October 16, 2026

Claude Le Roy spoke to Motsepe

French coach Claude Le Roy revealed that he had personally spoken with CAF president Patrice Motsepe about the issue. Le Roy said he had firmly defended keeping the tournament on a biennial schedule. “It absolutely has to remain every two years, because an AFCON every two years means training grounds, regional development, renovated hospitals… It means an enormous number of things for the African continent,” he said.

Joshua SOSSOU

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