A CAF communication said the meeting would "discuss various topics on the agenda of Africa’s football governing bodies", but has so far declined to publish an agenda.

The CAF has already held one General Assembly this year, in Moroccan capital Rabat in March.

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe was elected unopposed as the new CAF President at that meeting.

Motsepe's election followed Presidential candidates Ahmed Yahya from Mauritania, Ivorian Jacques Anouma and Senegal’s Augustin Senghor dropping out of the race - each after meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Infantino denied influencing the election, but also claimed to be "delighted that FIFA has been able to contribute, even if just a little, to this crucial moment for football on this great continent" when it was confirmed that Motsepe would be able to run for the Presidency unopposed.

Senghor is now the CAF first vice-president and Yahya second vice-president.

The announcement of the CAF Extraordinary General Assembly comes at a time when a proposal to stage biennial FIFA World Cups is perhaps world football's most pressing issue, and one likely to feature prominently at the gathering in Cairo.

The CAF has welcomed a FIFA consultation on the matter, and Motsepe has previously expressed full support for a World Cup every two years.

The proposal for playing the World Cup every two years was put forward by Saudi Arabia - a country Infantino has closes ties with - and the FIFA President has since advocated for the global governing body's marquee event taking place more often.