African 2016 football schedule includes:

January
7: Annual CAF awards ceremony, Abuja

16-Feb 7: African Nations Championship, Rwanda

February
12-14: CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round, first legs

14: CAF Super Cup: TP Mazembe (COD) v Etoile Sahel (TUN), Lubumbashi

26: FIFA presidency election (South African Tokyo Sexwale among five candidates), Zurich

26-28: Champions League, Confederation Cup preliminary round, second legs

March
11-13: Champions League, Confederation Cup round of 32, first legs

18-20: Champions League, Confederation Cup round of 32, second legs

23-26: Africa Cup of Nations matchday 3

26-29: Africa Cup of Nations matchday 4

April
8-10: Champions League, Confederation Cup round of 16, first legs

19-20: Champions League, Confederation Cup round of 16, second legs

May
6-8: Confederation Cup play-offs, first legs

17-18: Confederation Cup play-offs, second legs

June
3-5: Africa Cup of Nations matchday 5

17-19: Champions League, Confederation Cup matchday 1

24: World Cup groups draw, Cairo

28-29: Champions League, Confederation Cup matchday 2

July
15-17: Champions League, Confederation Cup matchday 3

26-27: Champions League, Confederation Cup matchday 4

August
4-21: Olympic Games (Algeria, Nigeria, South Africa competing), Brazil

12-14: Champions League, Confederation Cup matchday 5

23-24: Champions League, Confederation Cup matchday 6

September
2-4: Cup of Nations matchday 6

16-18: Champions League, Confederation Cup semi-finals, first legs

23-25: Champions League, Confederation Cup semi-finals, second legs

October
3-11: World Cup matchday 1

14-16: Champions League final, first leg

21-23: Champions League final, second leg

28-30: Confederation Cup final, first leg

November
4-6: Confederation Cup final, second leg

7-15: World Cup matchday 2

December
8-18: Club World Cup (CAF Champions League winners competing), Japan