Vuvuzelas have been banned from the Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco from December 21 to January 18, 2026.
Football fans around the world are just days away from the tournament that will see African nations qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
One of the highlights of the tournament is the unique way fans support their teams, with many of them having to blow the loud Vuvuzela.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned the device, which has been used by African teams to support their teams for 60 years.
The ban was aimed at preventing fans from using it to fight on the pitch, or sometimes to attack players when they are unhappy with their behaviour.
It is not known exactly when this device was first used, it is said that the South African, Freddie Saddam Maake, who was nicknamed Kaizer Chief, was the first to use it in 1964.
At that time, he got the idea from a horn that was usually made of ivory, but he used a bicycle rim, making a metal Vuvuzela, but in 2001 the sports equipment manufacturer Masincedane Sport began producing ‘plastic’ ones.
These were the ones that spread throughout Africa, and then South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup, becoming more known worldwide.
