CAN 2021 qualifiers: internationals playing in France will not be able to join their selection

Senegalese from PSG Idrissa Gueye.

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Text by: Farid Achache Follow

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The L1 and L2 clubs have decided not to release their internationals brought to play outside the European Union during the March break, due to a possible sanitary septage on their return, the Professional Football League announced on Wednesday ( LFP).

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This Wednesday, March 17, the Professional Football League (LFP) announced that all French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs have agreed not to release their non-European internationals.

A blow for the African selections which play the qualifiers of the CAN 2022 in Cameroon at the end of March.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Fifa has relaxed its rules for summoning players for the next international break, allowing clubs to retain their footballers if quarantine is mandatory on return.

The coaches who called up players in France will have to find other solutions.

Several French teams had expressed their desire to retain their internationals, such as Brest, Nantes, Metz or Dijon.

Everywhere in Europe, the positions of clubs have multiplied in favor of blocking internationals brought to travel outside the Old Continent.

The LFP press release

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At the initiative of the presidents of the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 colleges, a consultation was carried out on Wednesday March 17 with all club presidents concerning players outside the France A team likely to participate in a match outside of France. of the EU / EEA zone during the next international period in March.

In the absence of a septaine exemption for foreign international players made available to their national team and in view of the response times imposed by international regulations, the clubs of Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT have decided to l 'unanimity this Wednesday March 17 to apply the FIFA circular of February 5, 2020 taking into account the many travel restrictions in the world.

In this context, the clubs will not make available for selection the foreign players summoned for matches outside the EU / EEA zone during the next international period in March

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