HERMAN GIBBS
THE technical teams of Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana will be highly relieved now that CAF has announced the dates of the continents premier team events Afcon and Wafcon.
CAF has tried to stage these continental events every two years because these tournaments produce an important source of CAF's revenue. CAF made a $80 million profit from the last Afcon, hosted by the Ivory Coast in January and February this year. This was a dramatic increase from previous editions, which produced an average profit of around $4m.
Other Fifa federations stage their continental team events, like the European Championship, Copa America and Asian Cup, every four years.
Banyana Banyana, the reigning Wafcon champions, toured Senegal last month and they said it was part of the teams preparation for Wafcon, presumably later this year.
