African Football Confederation (CAF) president Issa Hayatou has reaffirmed that the usual timing of the African Cup of Nations in January will 'never' change. Despite massive efforts from European clubs to move Africa's top competition to June in order not to lose African players in mid-season, the CAF chief revealed it would be impossible. "Yes we can consider the odd years but the timing would never change from January to June because that would be the end to African football," he said in a press conference. "I'm the CAF President but I don't have the final say, but there are some possibilities in the proposals and we would look at that at the right time". Hayatou's insistence not to change the timing of the competition is largely due to tough weather conditions in the Dark Continent during June.