European leagues, UCL should break when AFCON begins – Rio Ferdinand
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Sensible and courageous. Bouncing AFCON around to suit European football calendars is disrespectful.
Ooi, brother Ferdinand de asem berba oo!
Leagues lose quality when African stars are missing. Fans miss top football. Clubs lose fairness. Other tournaments get breaks; AFCON deserves the same respect. Stop punishing players for representing their countries. Pause t ...
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Attention seeking brat ! European leaders of sports’ decisions are driven by economics not by emotions like Mr Ferdinand.
AFCON should be played in June / July like any other Continental tournament and we wouldn't have any clashes with European domestic calendar.
@GH8, I think they used to do that, but that's the raining season in most African countries, and it was interfering with the AFCON, so it was changed. I stand to be corrected.
Not a bad idea at all.. European ubs buy African players, so why not pause, watch and explore.. It will help foreign soccer clubs alot... Africa have lot of players and talent
AFCON should be played in the summer
A very sensible idea but these fools in charge of African football are controlled by their European counterparts , Fifa and other football governing bodies with total disrespect for African football
Animal farm,Europe is having 44 countries with 16 slots in the upcoming 2026 FIFA world cup and Africa is having 54 countries with only 9 slots.
Africa will never accept to play the AFCON every four years as the Europeans want us to do. They have bought Mosepe, but we will not bow to that. They can't destroy our football. They want the domestics football to rot, and t ...
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You take sense Bro. Big ups to you. Africans everywhere must stand up for Africa
One of the few times I agree with Rio Ferdinand