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In a bold stance against the scheduling of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro has declared the timing "unacceptable," contemplating legal measures to shield their African talents from international duty.
The German Bundesliga giant is considering preventing players such as Amine Adli (Morocco), Odilon Kossounou (Ivory Coast), Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso), Nathan Tella, and Victor Boniface (Nigeria) from representing their respective nations in the upcoming 2023 AFCON tournament, slated to take place in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024.
“It is unacceptable that the Africa Cup is being played in the middle of the season,” Fernando Carro told Sport1.
“In order to change that, I will enter into a dispute with FIFA. We are also checking whether there is a legal chance of not having to release the players.
“That is not realistic. And in principle, I don’t want to prevent anyone from taking this step,”
The German Bundesliga giant is considering preventing players such as Amine Adli (Morocco), Odilon Kossounou (Ivory Coast), Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso), Nathan Tella, and Victor Boniface (Nigeria) from representing their respective nations in the upcoming 2023 AFCON tournament, slated to take place in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024.
“It is unacceptable that the Africa Cup is being played in the middle of the season,” Fernando Carro told Sport1.
“In order to change that, I will enter into a dispute with FIFA. We are also checking whether there is a legal chance of not having to release the players.
“That is not realistic. And in principle, I don’t want to prevent anyone from taking this step,”