By Chuka Onwumechili
Africa’s biggest football festival – the men’s Africa Cup of Nations 2023 – is being hosted by Côte d’Ivoire in west Africa and will culminate in its final match on 11 February 2024.
More than ever before, the world will be watching the action at the 34th edition of the cup, given that some of football’s greatest athletes will be participating. Add to this the fact that the tournament takes place in the European winter and so it doesn’t face competition from any other major international tournaments except the AFC Asian Cup.
The tournament has its critics, especially in Europe, where several clubs will be losing key players to African teams. Even so, very few will doubt that Afcon has entered a new era.
As a scholar of sports communication with a focus on African football, I believe that this will be a record year for Afcon.
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