President of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe has dismissed rumors suggesting that CAF will call off AFCON 2021.

Motsepe indicated that CAF is committed to oversee a successful organization of the tournament.

“We are very clear in terms of our commitment to make the AFCON a success in Cameroon. I am very confident we will work together with the people of Cameroon who are a proud football nation, who have made Cameroon and Africa proud.

“I am confident that in our meetings we will be able to come out of here and give Africa and give the world the confidence that we have, the commitment to our people in Cameroon and the commitment to the development and growth of football in Africa.”

Earlier, the ECA in a letter to CAF stated their unwillingness to release players for the competition after a heightening of the risks involved with covid-19.

Perhaps the threats of another postponement of AFCON 2021 reached its peak after reports that FIFA president, Gianni Infantino was backing another postponement of the tournament.

However the Cameroonian FA and the CAF president are poised to see AFCON kick off on January 9.