Confederation of African Football official Amaju Pinnick believes African football won’t dip in quality despite the expansion of the Africa Cup of Nations to 24 teams.
Caf chose to both increase the number of teams that participate in the Nations Cup – by an additional eight teams – and move its timing from January/February to June/July.
Pinnick predicts some issues in the beginning but says later all will be flawless.
“At the beginning, you will see some problems but later it will start building up to the quality people know it for,” the Nigerian told BBC Sport.
“Trust me – it is not going to reduce the quality.”
