CAF officially unveils AFCON 2023 logo

June 11, 2023 6:50 AM

Africa's football governing body, CAF has officially unveiled the logo for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Championship (AFCON) scheduled to be staged in Cote D’Ivoire.

CAF-logo

The tournament runs from January 13 to February 11 next year with 24 African nations due to compete in six venues across five cities in the West African nation.

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The logo comes in bright Cote D’Ivoire’s national flag colors (orange, green, and white) against a green backdrop.

CAF's unveiling was through a video presentation “A new identity” and “a new experience” phrases precede the official logo.

The penultimate round of qualifiers is to be played later this month with four-time AFCON champions Ghana taking on Madagascar on June 18.

Senegal currently holds the title as defending champion after fiercely clinching its first-ever AFCON after beating Egypt at the 2021 edition in Cameroon.

The tournament was originally scheduled to be staged in 2023 but with the lingering effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic the football body rescheduled the competition to run from next year 2024