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The Afro-Asian Cup has always been a strange beast - two teams drawn from a variety of countries doesn't make for a team that easily draws cricket supporters, who are more used to cheering on their national sides. As a result, while the first two events met their aim of raising money to be used in development work, it was never really a hit with the fans.

Now there are indications that the 3rd running of the event, pencilled in for Kenya in June, may be postponed while a new format is considered. Regional qualifying tournaments in Africa (a new tournament) and Asia (the existing Asia Cup) have been mooted, with the winners and possibly runners-up going forward to a knock-out final. They key change is that only national sides will feature (with the Africa zone likely including Namibia and Uganda) - a move that should increase the Cup's appeal to fans.

The changes are due to be discussed at a meeting of the Afro-Asia Cup Council in March. Watch this space.
CricInfo - Format change planned for Afro-Asia Cup