While the official date of release of players for the selections participating in the African Cup of Nations was initially set for December 27, the African Football Confederation (CAF) now authorizes clubs to keep their players until the 3 January included.
This is what FIFA said in a letter to the European Club Association (ECA), European leagues and federations.
The English clubs, who play several days of the championship including Boxing Day by January 3, and their French counterparts who will play the round of 16 of the Coupe de France (January 2 and 3) are particularly affected by this decision.
The ECA is worried
"This decision is taken in a spirit of goodwill and solidarity with the clubs concerned given the fact that they have been affected by the upsurge in Covid cases," FIFA wrote in its letter.
Last week, the ECA threatened not to release international players for CAN, worrying about the health protocol of the event against the backdrop of a pandemic.
In addition to the health protocol of the tournament, the ECA especially pointed out the risk of an absence of internationals longer than the period of availability provided for, due to "quarantines and travel restrictions" linked in particular to the emergence of the Omicron variant. of the coronavirus.
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