Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis Said he will Never Buy African Players Unless They Agree to His Condition

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 Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis wants African players to give up their right to participate at the AFCON If they have to sign for Napoli. 

The President said the following about this issue :

 "Don't talk to me about Africans.  I love them, but if they sign with us in the future, they have to give up their rights to participate in the AFCON. We look like idiots paying their salaries only for them to play for others. "

The AFCON Usually begins in the month of February & ends in March. A period in which Club Football is still going on and African players Will have to leave so as to participate in the AFCON.



With clubs like Napoli whose key players are Africans, their absence can easily cripple the club's season as they are forced to play without some of their best players, and as such, it makes the club's squad weaker as they challenge for numerous titles within the season.

This predicament has made Napoli's president make such a declaration especially as he lost 2 key players to the AFCON last season in Zambo Anguissa & Kalidou Koulibaly. He could've also lost his striker Victor Osimhen if he didn't get injured during this period.

There have been numerous calls for the AFCON to be pushed to June - July like the Euros, The Copa America, or the World Cup. As by this time, Club football is over, and as such clubs won't have to lose players in the middle of the season.


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