The finals were postponed from June-July this year due to concerns over the weather at that time.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast will run from Jan. 13-Feb. 11 next year, the Confederation of African Football confirmed on Thursday.
The finals were postponed from June-July this year due to concerns over the weather at that time.
CAF has resolved to try and play the finals in the June-July period in the future, but cannot do so when it is hosted in west Africa due to heavy rains that lash that part of the continent over those months.
The month-long tournament returns to the Ivory Coast for the first time since 1984, with six nations, outside of the hosts, having qualified so far for the 24-team competition. They are Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, defending champions Senegal, Tunisia and Burkina Faso.
There are two more rounds of qualifiers to be played in June and September, with the draw for the finals to take place shortly after the last set of games on a date that has yet to be determined.