The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the upcoming 2021 AFCON qualifiers slated for this month.
The Matchday 3 and 4 of the AFCON 2021 qualifying matches scheduled for March 25- 31 has been cancelled due to coronavirus scare.
A statement from the Africa football body said the new date will be communicated in due time.
The alarming rate of the virus in various countries have led to the postponement of Club football and friendlies.
Earlier, the UEFA announced that all its competitions including Champions League and Europa League matches which was scheduled to be played on 17 and 18 March, have been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The English Premier League has also been suspended until at least April 03, 2020 as a result of the spread of coronavirus.
The German Football League also confirmed, games in the top two divisions have been cancelled from this weekend and will recommend a continued suspension until April 2.
It was planned for all matches in both the Bundesliga and the German second division to be postponed from March 17, with games this weekend played behind closed doors.
