Hosts Guinea have ruled out switching the dates of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals to accommodate the Qatar World Cup , their sports minister said . Domani Dore contradicted a statement by FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke , who said last week that the 2023 Nations Cup would be pushed back six months to June from its usual January date . With the 2022 World Cup now scheduled for November/December , Valcke said that hosting the Nations Cup just one month later would be unfeasible . The Qatar 2022 World Cup is likely to be moved to November and December , interrupting football 's calendar . Jerome Valcke had said the Cup of Nations would be moved to June , but Guinea say that is impossible . He added that it had been agreed with the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) to move the 16-team tournament to later in the year . Guinea , however , say they will refuse the new dates . 'We can not accommodate the Nations Cup in June , it is the rainy season , ' Dore told Guinea television . 'CAF needs to take care to seek the advice of Guinea that we as a state decide which dates the tournament will be played . We understand the problem around the World Cup and a clash with the Nations Cup . 'But CAF needs to take care to ask our opinion . In June , we can not accommodate a Nations Cup tournament . It 's not possible , ' Dore added . Ivory Coast won this year 's Cup of Nations , which was held in Equatorial Guinea in January and February . Â .
Qatar World Cup likely to be played in winter of 2022 . FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said Cup of Nations would be moved . But Guinea claim conditions would be impossible to play in June 2023Â .