PREMIER LEAGUE players sharing in the Africa Cup of Nations can stay at their clubs until January 3 Players were due to miss games because countries clubs must release players 14 days before a international crown or the World Cup.
Salah can now play in Liverpool’s crunch game against Chelsea on January 2 Salah can now play in Liverpool’s crunch game against Chelsea on January 2Credit GETTY IMAGES But the Confederation of African Football has agreed to allow players to leave their clubs in the New Year, meaning they can play games listed between December 27 and January 3.
The event will also commence in Cameroon six days latterly, on January 9 The news comes as a boost to title contenders Liverpool and Chelsea Jurgen Klopp lost central men Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, and Naby Keita And Thomas Tuchel would have been without first- platoon goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
The two Prem clubs face each other in a crunch match on January 2, meaning both sides will address their strongest brigades available.
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On the decision, a FIFA letter read “ This decision is taken in the spirit of goodwill and solidarity with the affected clubs in recognition of the fact that they, like all members of the football community, have been negatively affected by the onset of the COVID epidemic FIFA deputy general clerk Mattias Grafstrom added “ It’s also assumed that a spirit of collective corral remains between CAF and all applicable stakeholders in this regard, including related to the release of players and the provision of sporting immunity to travel and counterblockade restrictions if needed in the future.”
