Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic has hit out at the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) changes to the Africa Cup of Nations, saying pressure from Europe is behind the decision.

CAF announced wholesale changes to the continental competition earlier this week, most notably the shift from 16 to 24 teams and the change from a January event to a June-July one.

European coaches have often been critical of having to lose their African stars for up to six weeks during the Nations Cup, and indeed Cameroon...

Ghana international Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has welcomed the changes to the Africa Cup of Nations and says that CAF's decision will ease the pressure on players.

The Confederation of African Football confirmed on Thursday that the biennial competition will be expanded to 24 teams - from 16 - and that the tournament will be moved to June and July rather than January and February.

The Udinese midfielder, a veteran of five Nations Cups, also believes that the tournament expansion will make it a harder...

The Confederation of African Football have confirmed that the executive committee has passed a resolution to expand the Africa Cup of Nations from 16 teams to 24 and shift the biennial tournament to summer.

CAF opted to switch the continental showpiece from January-February to June-July, although the tournament will still take place every two years, rather than moving to a four-year schedule.

A statement published on the confederation's website, following the two-day CAF Symposium in Skhirat, near...

RABAT, Morocco -- African football's biggest tournament could be moved from the start of the year to the European summer months of June and July, with the number of teams being increased from 16 to 24.

The proposals for the future of the African Nations Cup were made at a two-day meeting Tuesday and Wednesday in Rabat, Morocco, hosted by the Confederation of African Football. The changes appear to have widespread support.

New CAF president Ahmad Ahmad, who was elected in March to replace long-standing...