It was reported that the Confederation of African Football [CAF] had opened talks over cancelling the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] tournament in Cameroon next month due to concerns over player welfare.

CAF Head of Media Relations and Operations, Lux September describes the reports as “fake news”.

The Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football, Veron Mosengo-Omba was at the Olembe Stadium yesterday December 14, 2021.

Véron Mosengo-Omba at was the head of delegation from CAF that arrived in the country on Monday December 13, 2021. The purpose of the visit was to assess the level of work done less than one month to the start of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Cameroon. The CAF Secretary General was accompanied by the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, President of COCAN 2021, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi.